CVE-2026-33992 pyLoad: Server-Side Request Forgery via Download Link Submission Enables Cloud Metadata Exfiltration
An authenticated attacker can exploit SSRF in pyLoad to access internal services and exfiltrate sensitive cloud metadata from the host environment.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-33992?
CVE-2026-33992 is a critical server-side request forgery vulnerability in pyload, published on 27 Mar 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-918
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-33992?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including pyload-ng. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
pyload-ng PyPI | All versions to 0.5.0b3.dev96 | None |
pyload-ng PyPI | All versions to 0.5.0b3.dev96 | None |
pyload-ng PyPI | All versions to 0.5.0b3.dev96 | None |
Products include Pyload Pyload.
How do I fix CVE-2026-33992?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-33992 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.
Is CVE-2026-33992 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-33992 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in pyload
- CVE-2023-0297 Code Injection in pyload/pyload
- CVE-2024-47821 pyLoad vulnerable to remote code execution by download to /.pyload/scripts using /flashgot API
- CVE-2024-32880 pyLoad allows upload to arbitrary folder lead to RCE
- CVE-2026-41133 pyLoad has Stale Session Privilege After Role/Permission Change (Privilege Revocation Bypass)
- CVE-2023-47890 Download to arbitrary folder can lead to RCE
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m74m-f7cr-432x, PYSEC-2026-497.