Is CVE-2026-42314 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2026-42314 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2026-42314?

CVE-2026-42314 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2026-42314?

CVE-2026-42314 has an EPSS score of 0.34% (26th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2026-42314?

Upgrade pyload-ng to 0.5.0b3.dev100 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2026-42314

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

pyLoad is a free and open-source download manager written in Python. Prior to 0.5.0b3.dev100, package folder names are sanitized using insufficient string replacement. The pattern ....// becomes .._ after replacement (partial removal), leaving .. which can be exploited when the path is later resolved by the OS. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.5.0b3.dev100.

CWE-22Path Traversal

How to fix

Remediation Available

pyload-ngNVD

Affected:< 0.5.0b3.dev100Fixed in:0.5.0b3.dev100CVE-2026-42314derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.34%probability of exploitation in 30 days

26thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 26% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

github.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-15.