Relative Path Traversal Affecting pyload-ng package, versions [,0.5.0b3.dev97)
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- published9 Mar 2026
- disclosed7 Mar 2026
- creditBaran Teyin, MetinGerdan
Introduced: 7 Mar 2026
CVE-2026-29778 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade pyload-ng to version 0.5.0b3.dev97 or higher.
Overview
pyload-ng is a The free and open-source Download Manager written in pure Python
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Relative Path Traversal via the edit_package() function when processing the pack_folder parameter. An attacker can overwrite arbitrary files on the system by supplying crafted recursive traversal sequences.