CVE-2026-35586CWE-863

Authorization Bypass for SSL Certificate/Key Configuration Due to Option Name Mismatch in pyload-ng

Medium · published April 7, 2026

CVSS v3.1
6.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
8.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

pyLoad is a free and open-source download manager written in Python. Prior to 0.5.0b3.dev97, the ADMIN_ONLY_CORE_OPTIONS authorization set in set_config_value() uses incorrect option names ssl_cert and ssl_key, while the actual configuration option names are ssl_certfile and ssl_keyfile. This name mismatch causes the admin-only check to always evaluate to False, allowing any user with SETTINGS permission to overwrite the SSL certificate and key file paths. Additionally, the ssl_certchain option was never added to the admin-only set at all. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.5.0b3.dev97.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.8 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00190 · 8.2th percentile
Weakness
CWE-863 · Incorrect Authorization
Published
2026-04-07T16:09Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 07 APR 16:09Z
    Authorization Bypass for SSL Certificate/Key Configuration Due to Option Name Mismatch in pyload-ng
    cvelistv5