Is CVE-2026-42313 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2026-42313 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2026-42313 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2026-42313 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-42313?

CVE-2026-42313 has a CVSS score of 8.3 (HIGH).

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HIGH

CVE-2026-42313

CWE-441Published: May 11, 2026· Updated: May 15, 2026

8.3

CVSS v3.1

EPSS:0.04%probability of exploitation in 30 daysPercentile:11.4th

Official Description

pyLoad is a free and open-source download manager written in Python. Prior to 0.5.0b3.dev100, the set_config_value() API method (@permission(Perms.SETTINGS)) in src/pyload/core/api/__init__.py gates security-sensitive options behind a hand-maintained allowlist ADMIN_ONLY_CORE_OPTIONS. The allowlist contains ("proxy", "username") and ("proxy", "password") — which protect the proxy credentials — but it does not include ("proxy", "enabled"), ("proxy", "host"), ("proxy", "port"), or ("proxy", "type"). Any authenticated user with the non-admin SETTINGS permission can enable proxying and point pyload at any host they control. From that point, every outbound download, captcha fetch, update check, and plugin HTTP call is transparently routed through the attacker. This is a direct continuation of the fix family CVE-2026-33509 / CVE-2026-35463 / CVE-2026-35464 / CVE-2026-35586, each of which patched a different missed option in the same allowlist. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.5.0b3.dev100.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-42313 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), with a CVSS base score of 8.3.