Description
pyLoad is a free and open-source download manager written in Python. Prior to version 0.5.0b3.dev97, PyLoad's download engine accepts arbitrary URLs without validation, enabling Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attacks. An authenticated attacker can exploit this to access internal network services and exfiltrate cloud provider metadata. On DigitalOcean droplets, this exposes sensitive infrastructure data including droplet ID, network configuration, region, authentication keys, and SSH keys configured in user-data/cloud-init. Version 0.5.0b3.dev97 contains a patch.
Published: 2026-03-27
Score: 9.3 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Server‑Side Request Forgery that exposes internal network data and cloud metadata
Action: Apply Patch
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-m74m-f7cr-432x pyLoad: Server-Side Request Forgery via Download Link Submission Enables Cloud Metadata Exfiltration
History

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:pyload:pyload:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}


Mon, 30 Mar 2026 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 30 Mar 2026 07:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Pyload
Pyload pyload
Vendors & Products Pyload
Pyload pyload

Sat, 28 Mar 2026 03:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description pyLoad is a free and open-source download manager written in Python. Prior to version 0.5.0b3.dev97, PyLoad's download engine accepts arbitrary URLs without validation, enabling Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attacks. An authenticated attacker can exploit this to access internal network services and exfiltrate cloud provider metadata. On DigitalOcean droplets, this exposes sensitive infrastructure data including droplet ID, network configuration, region, authentication keys, and SSH keys configured in user-data/cloud-init. Version 0.5.0b3.dev97 contains a patch.
Title pyLoad: Server-Side Request Forgery via Download Link Submission Enables Cloud Metadata Exfiltration
Weaknesses CWE-918
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-30T18:29:06.744Z

Reserved: 2026-03-24T22:20:06.211Z

Link: CVE-2026-33992

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Updated: 2026-03-30T18:28:40.803Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-03-27T23:17:14.070

Modified: 2026-03-31T14:49:16.640

Link: CVE-2026-33992

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No data.

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Updated: 2026-03-31T20:00:35Z

Weaknesses