Is pyload-ng affected by CVE-2026-42314?

PyPI pyload-ng is affected in <0.5.0b3.dev100.

Is CVE-2026-42314 being exploited?

Not on the CISA KEV list. EPSS exploit probability is 0.3%.

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CVE-2026-42314

Q: Is CVE-2026-42314 being exploited?

Not on the CISA KEV list. EPSS exploit probability is 0.3%.

PyPI · pyload-ng

Summary

pyLoad is a free and open-source download manager written in Python. Prior to 0.5.0b3.dev100, package folder names are sanitized using insufficient string replacement. The pattern ....// becomes .._ after replacement (partial removal), leaving .. which can be exploited when the path is later resolve

Severity: medium
EPSS: 0.3% (p26)
Also known as: GHSA-97r3-5w84-r4q8, PYSEC-2026-128
Published: 2026-05-11

References

https://github.com/pyload/pyload/security/advisories/GHSA-97r3-5w84-r4q8

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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Sources: CISA KEV (public domain), OSV.dev & GitHub Advisory Database (CC-BY-4.0), FIRST EPSS, NVD/CWE (public domain). Served live from the Stateward advisory database.