Cyberdrop-DL: Pixeldrain API key shared with unverified thirdparty sites
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Active
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
Cyberdrop-DL is a bulk asynchronous downloader for multiple file hosts. From 8.5.0 until 9.14.0, the Pixeldrain crawler uses substring host matching instead of requiring the input host to be an exact member of SUPPORTED_DOMAINS, and then reuses that input host for API requests. When a Pixeldrain API key is configured, processing a crafted URL from an attacker-controlled lookalike host causes cyberdrop_dl/crawlers/pixeldrain.py to send the Authorization header to that host. The URL may be introduced through a third-party site that can cause downloads for other sites, and the attacker receives the user's Pixeldrain API key. This issue is fixed in version 9.14.0.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyberdrop-DL | cyberdrop-dl | 8.5.0 to before 9.14.0 | 9.14.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | cyberdrop-dl-patched (PyPI) | 8.5.0 to before 9.14.0 | 9.14.0 | Patch available | GHSA-f5pf-q7c7-m3vv |
- cyberdrop-dl VendorCyberdrop-DL Affected 8.5.0 to before 9.14.0 Fixed in 9.14.0 Patch available CNA
- cyberdrop-dl-patched (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 8.5.0 to before 9.14.0 Fixed in 9.14.0 Patch available GHSA-f5pf-q7c7-m3vv
Remediation
- Fix · CNA cyberdrop-dl (Cyberdrop-DL) Fixed in 9.14.0
- Fix · GHSA-f5pf-q7c7-m3vv cyberdrop-dl-patched (PyPI) Fixed in 9.14.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-54254
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f5pf-q7c7-m3vv
References
Other 6
- https://github.com/Cyberdrop-DL/cyberdrop-dl/security/advisories/GHSA-f5pf-q7c7-m3vv
- https://github.com/Cyberdrop-DL/cyberdrop-dl/pull/1944
- https://github.com/Cyberdrop-DL/cyberdrop-dl/commit/4479555ae3f9d56d7657d6179a5bac3123eb4e2b
- https://github.com/Cyberdrop-DL/cyberdrop-dl/releases/tag/9.14.0
- https://docs.pixeldrain.com/questions_and_answers/#alternative-domain-names
- https://github.com/Cyberdrop-DL/cyberdrop-dl
Sources
- CVE-2026-54254 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-54254 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f5pf-q7c7-m3vv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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