# CVE-2026-45348: pyLoad: Stored XSS in Downloads view via unsanitized link URL in packages.js template literal

- Also known as: PYSEC-2026-2994, GHSA-FCJQ-435V-JX94
- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.5.0b3.dev100
- Published: 2026-05-28 · Updated: 2026-05-28

## Affected

- pyload: fixed in 0.5.0b3.dev100
- pyload-ng (PyPI): through 0.5.0b3.dev99

## Description

pyLoad is a free and open-source download manager written in Python. Prior to 0.5.0b3.dev100, the packages.js template at src/pyload/webui/app/themes/modern/templates/js/packages.js:172 interpolates a stored link URL into a template literal inside single-quoted HTML and then writes the result to the DOM via $(div).html(html). No escaping runs between the API value and innerHTML. An attacker (Alice) who can submit a package link puts a single quote plus event handler into the URL, breaks out of the attribute, and executes JavaScript in every operator's browser that opens the downloads view. The theme does not set a Content Security Policy that restricts inline script or event handlers. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.5.0b3.dev100.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/pyload/pyload/security/advisories/GHSA-fcjq-435v-jx94

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