CVE-2026-48484: pyLoad: Lack of Input Size Validation Leads to Denial of Service (DoS) and Process Termination

October 9, 2026

Denial of Service (DoS): The pyLoad process will be killed by the Operating System’s Out-Of-Memory (OOM) killer, or the entire system may become unresponsive due to swap thrashing or memory exhaustion.
Service Instability: Any active downloads or tasks will be interrupted.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-vq8p-m3wm-gv5f
github.com/pyload/pyload/commit/461cd66f30fa9e96453fb4d8c5c47467e452363c
github.com/pyload/pyload/security/advisories/GHSA-vq8p-m3wm-gv5f
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48484

Code Behaviors & Features

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