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CVE-2024-21645

5.3 mediumEPSS 25%

Medium (5.3) in pyload pyload. EPSS 25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Fixed in pyload-ng 0.5.0b3.dev77.

pyLoad is the free and open-source Download Manager written in pure Python. A log injection vulnerability was identified in `pyload` allowing any unauthenticated actor to inject arbitrary messages into the logs gathered by `pyload`. Forged or otherwise, corrupted log files can be used to cover an attacker’s tracks or even to implicate another party in the commission of a malicious act. This vulnerability has been patched in version 0.5.0b3.dev77.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

5.3 medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS
25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 97% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE
CWE-74
Published
Modified
Record from
the NVD, synced

Affected

Packages (OSV)

AdvisoryEcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
GHSA-ghmw-rwh8-6qmrPyPIpyload-ng<0.5.0b3.dev770.5.0b3.dev77
PYSEC-2026-1818PyPIpyload-ng<0.5.0b3.dev770.5.0b3.dev77

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