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CVE-2026-35463

8.8 · HIGH
Published Apr 7, 2026 pyload-ng_project CWE-78

Overview

CVE-2026-35463 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting pyload-ng_project pyload-ng. It was published on April 7, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical Description

pyLoad is a free and open-source download manager written in Python. In 0.5.0b3.dev96 and earlier, the ADMIN_ONLY_OPTIONS protection mechanism restricts security-critical configuration values (reconnect scripts, SSL certs, proxy credentials) to admin-only access. However, this protection is only applied to core config options, not to plugin config options. The AntiVirus plugin stores an executable path (avfile) in its config, which is passed directly to subprocess.Popen(). A non-admin user with SETTINGS permission can change this path to achieve remote code execution.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from pyload-ng_project. Update pyload-ng to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor Product Versions Status
pyload-ng_project pyload-ng 0 Affected

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-35463?

CVE-2026-35463 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting pyload-ng_project pyload-ng. It was published on April 7, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2026-35463?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2026-35463?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from pyload-ng_project. Update pyload-ng to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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