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

> Attackers can delete arbitrary files outside the extraction directory via path traversal during encrypted 7z password verification in pyLoad.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Mar 2026
- **Updated:** 25 Mar 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7g4m-8hx2-4qh3

## What is CVE-2026-32808?

CVE-2026-32808 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in pyload, published on 20 Mar 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### 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.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-32808?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Pyload-Ng Project Pyload-Ng, Pyload Pyload.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-32808?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-32808 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-32808 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-32808 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in pyload

- [CVE-2025-54802](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-54802/): pyLoad CNL Blueprint is vulnerable to Path Traversal through `dlc_path` leading to Remote Code Execution (RCE) (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-22416](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22416/): Cross-Site Request Forgery on any API call in pyLoad may lead to admin privilege escalation (critical 9.7)
- [CVE-2023-0488](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0488/): Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in pyload/pyload (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2026-35459](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-35459/): pyLoad has SSRF fix bypass via HTTP redirect (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2026-35463](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-35463/): pyLoad has Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-32808 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-32808 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in pyload, published on 20 Mar 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-32808 exists.

Affected product: pyload. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-32808/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-32808/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-32808
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32808
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32808

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-32808/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.