Is pyload-ng affected by CVE-2026-29778?

PyPI pyload-ng is affected in >=0.5.0b3.dev13 <0.5.0b3.dev97.

Is CVE-2026-29778 being exploited?

Not on the CISA KEV list. EPSS exploit probability is 0.5%.

medium

CVE-2026-29778

Q: Is CVE-2026-29778 being exploited?

Not on the CISA KEV list. EPSS exploit probability is 0.5%.

PyPI · pyload-ng

Summary

pyLoad is a free and open-source download manager written in Python. From version 0.5.0b3.dev13 to 0.5.0b3.dev96, the edit_package() function implements insufficient sanitization for the pack_folder parameter. The current protection relies on a single-pass string replacement of "../", which can be b

Severity: medium
EPSS: 0.5% (p40)
Also known as: GHSA-6px9-j4qr-xfjw, PYSEC-2026-121
Published: 2026-03-07

References

https://github.com/pyload/pyload/security/advisories/GHSA-6px9-j4qr-xfjw

Related advisories

CVE-2026-35459 — critical · PyPI/pyload-ng
CVE-2026-33992 — critical · PyPI/pyload-ng
CVE-2025-54802 — critical · PyPI/pyload-ng
CVE-2025-53890 — critical · PyPI/pyload-ng
CVE-2026-45348 — high · PyPI/pyload-ng
CVE-2026-42313 — high · PyPI/pyload-ng
CVE-2026-41133 — high · PyPI/pyload-ng
CVE-2026-35464 — high · PyPI/pyload-ng

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