Is CVE-2026-35592 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-35592 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2026-04-16.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-35592?

CVE-2026-35592 has a CVSS score of 5.3 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2026-35592?

Patch guidance is available from pyload-ng project security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2026-35592.

Which products are affected by CVE-2026-35592?

1 product: pyload-ng project pyload-ng.

CVE-2026-35592 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Description

pyLoad is a free and open-source download manager written in Python. Prior to 0.5.0b3.dev97, the _safe_extractall() function in src/pyload/plugins/extractors/UnTar.py uses os.path.commonprefix() for its path traversal check, which performs character-level string comparison rather than path-level comparison. This allows a specially crafted tar archive to write files outside the intended extraction directory. The correct function os.path.commonpath() was added to the codebase in the CVE-2026-32808 fix (commit 5f4f0fa) but was never applied to _safe_extractall(), making this an incomplete fix. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.5.0b3.dev97.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: high
Privileges: none
User Action: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: high
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-22 · Path Traversal

Metadata

Primary Vendor: PYLOAD-NG_PROJECT
Published: 4/7/2026
Last Modified: 4/16/2026
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

pyload-ng_project : pyload-ng

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2026-35592. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2026-35592

View on NIST NVD

CVE-2026-35592 vulnerability