CVE-2024-21644
pyLoad unauthenticated flask configuration leakage
- Published
- Jan 8, 2024
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2025
- Assigning CNA
- GitHub_M
- Evidence observed
- Aug 8, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NModerate · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 98.7%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
pyLoad is the free and open-source Download Manager written in pure Python. Any unauthenticated user can browse to a specific URL to expose the Flask config, including the `SECRET_KEY` variable. This issue has been patched in version 0.5.0b3.dev77.
Sources
1Proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2024-21644, demonstrating remote code execution vulnerability with Python-based automation and colored output.
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