CVE-2026-42313

pyload-ng: non-admin SETTINGS users can redirect all outbound traffic through an attacker-controlled proxy

Published May 11, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 8.3 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
pyLoad is a free and open-source download manager written in Python. Prior to 0.5.0b3.dev100, the set_config_value() API method (@permission(Perms.SETTINGS)) in src/pyload/core/api/__init__.py gates security-sensitive options behind a hand-maintained allowlist ADMIN_ONLY_CORE_OPTIONS. The allowlist contains ("proxy", "username") and ("proxy", "password") — which protect the proxy credentials — but it does not include ("proxy", "enabled"), ("proxy", "host"), ("proxy", "port"), or ("proxy", "type"). Any authenticated user with the non-admin SETTINGS permission can enable proxying and point pyload at any host they control. From that point, every outbound download, captcha fetch, update check, and plugin HTTP call is transparently routed through the attacker. This is a direct continuation of the fix family CVE-2026-33509 / CVE-2026-35463 / CVE-2026-35464 / CVE-2026-35586, each of which patched a different missed option in the same allowlist. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.5.0b3.dev100.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-pg67-9wjv-mr85 pyload-ng: non-admin SETTINGS users can redirect all outbound traffic through an attacker-controlled proxy via unrestricted `proxy.*` config (incomplete fix for CVE-2026-33509 / -35463 / -35464 / -35586)
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Pyload-ng Project
Pyload-ng Project pyload-ng
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:pyload-ng_project:pyload-ng:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:*
Vendors & Products Pyload-ng Project
Pyload-ng Project pyload-ng
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Pyload
Pyload pyload
Vendors & Products Pyload
Pyload pyload
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description pyLoad is a free and open-source download manager written in Python. Prior to 0.5.0b3.dev100, the set_config_value() API method (@permission(Perms.SETTINGS)) in src/pyload/core/api/__init__.py gates security-sensitive options behind a hand-maintained allowlist ADMIN_ONLY_CORE_OPTIONS. The allowlist contains ("proxy", "username") and ("proxy", "password") — which protect the proxy credentials — but it does not include ("proxy", "enabled"), ("proxy", "host"), ("proxy", "port"), or ("proxy", "type"). Any authenticated user with the non-admin SETTINGS permission can enable proxying and point pyload at any host they control. From that point, every outbound download, captcha fetch, update check, and plugin HTTP call is transparently routed through the attacker. This is a direct continuation of the fix family CVE-2026-33509 / CVE-2026-35463 / CVE-2026-35464 / CVE-2026-35586, each of which patched a different missed option in the same allowlist. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.5.0b3.dev100.
Title pyload-ng: non-admin SETTINGS users can redirect all outbound traffic through an attacker-controlled proxy
Weaknesses CWE-441
CWE-863
CWE-918
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
May 12, 2026, 1:51 PM
Reserved
Apr 26, 2026, 12:37 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
May 11, 2026, 6:16 PM
Modified
Nov 11, 2026, 8:10 PM