pyLoad allows upload to arbitrary folder lead to RCE
Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-434Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-434.
Summary
pyload is an open-source Download Manager written in pure Python. An authenticated user can change the download folder and upload a crafted template to the specified folder lead to remote code execution. There is no fix available at the time of publication.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01354 71st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pyload | pyload | up to 4.2.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | pyload-ng (PyPI) | up to 0.5.0 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-3f7w-p8vr-4v5f |
- pyload Vendorpyload Affected up to 4.2.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- pyload-ng (PyPI) Vendor— Affected up to 0.5.0 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-3f7w-p8vr-4v5f
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-32880
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3f7w-p8vr-4v5f
References
More Pyload vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-00282 Code Injection in pyload/pyload CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-00412 Excessive Attack Surface in pyload/pyload CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-26332 pyLoad: Server-Side Request Forgery via Download Link Submission Enables Cloud Metadata Exfiltration CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-25907 pyload-ng: Authentication Bypass via Host Header Injection in ClickNLoad CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-32088 pyLoad vulnerable to remote code execution by download to /.pyload/scripts using /flashgot API CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-29761 pyLoad has Stale Session Privilege After Role/Permission Change (Privilege Revocation Bypass) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-32880 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-32880 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3f7w-p8vr-4v5f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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