mangadex-downloader vulnerable to unauthorized file reading
Priority LOW 31CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
mangadex-downloader is a command-line tool to download manga from MangaDex. When using `file:<location>` command and `<location>` is a web URL location (http, https), mangadex-downloader between versions 1.3.0 and 1.7.2 will try to open and read a file in local disk for each line of website contents. Version 1.7.2 contains a patch for this issue.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00717 54th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed mangadex-downloader (mansuf): 1.7.2mangadex-downloader (PyPI): 1.7.2
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mansuf | mangadex-downloader | 1.3.0 to before 1.7.2 | 1.7.2 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | mangadex-downloader (PyPI) | 1.3.0 to before 1.7.2 | 1.7.2 | Patch available | GHSA-r9x7-2xmr-v8fw |
- mangadex-downloader Vendormansuf Affected 1.3.0 to before 1.7.2 Fixed in 1.7.2 Patch available CNA
- mangadex-downloader (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 1.3.0 to before 1.7.2 Fixed in 1.7.2 Patch available GHSA-r9x7-2xmr-v8fw
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mangadex-downloader_project:mangadex-downloader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.0 to before 1.7.2 | Vulnerable | Mangadex-downloader Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:mangadex-downloader_project:mangadex-downloader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.0 to before 1.7.2 Vulnerable ·Mangadex-downloader Project
Remediation
- Fix · CNA mangadex-downloader (mansuf) Fixed in 1.7.2
- Fix · GHSA-r9x7-2xmr-v8fw mangadex-downloader (PyPI) Fixed in 1.7.2 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-36082
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r9x7-2xmr-v8fw
References
Patch 1
Advisory 2
Sources
- CVE-2022-36082 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-36082 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r9x7-2xmr-v8fw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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