Vulnerability · Published Mar 20, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2026-32808pyLoad: Arbitrary File Deletion via Path Traversal during Encrypted 7z Password Verification

High 8.1

In plain English

A high-severity path traversal in pyload from pyload. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 28% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.1High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 72.4% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

pyLoad is a free and open-source download manager written in Python. Versions before 0.5.0b3.dev97 are vulnerable to path traversal during password verification of certain encrypted 7z archives (encrypted files with non-encrypted headers), causing arbitrary file deletion outside of the extraction directory. During password verification, pyLoad derives an archive entry name from 7z listing output and treats it as a filesystem path without constraining it to the extraction directory. This issue has been fixed in version 0.5.0b3.dev97.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
pyload	pyload	>= 0.4.9-6262-g2fa0b11d3, < 0.5.0b3.dev97

Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

References

https://github.com/pyload/pyload/security/advisories/GHSA-7g4m-8hx2-4qh3 x_refsource_CONFIRM