CVE-2026-40594
pyLoad has a Session Cookie Security Downgrade via Untrusted X-Forwarded-Proto Header Spoofing (Global State Race Condition)
Impact
pyLoad is a free and open-source download manager written in Python. Prior to 0.5.0b3.dev98, the set_session_cookie_secure before_request handler in src/pyload/webui/app/__init__.py reads the X-Forwarded-Proto header from any HTTP request without validating that the request originates from a trusted proxy, then mutates the global Flask configuration SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE on every request. Because pyLoad uses the multi-threaded Cheroot WSGI server (request_queue_size=512), this creates a race condition where an attacker's request can influence the Secure flag on other users' session cookies — either downgrading cookie security behind a TLS proxy or causing a session denial-of-service on plain HTTP deployments. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.5.0b3.dev98.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pip | pyload-ng | <= 0.5.0b3.dev97 | 0.5.0b3.dev98 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Pyload-Ng Project | Pyload-Ng | before 0.5.0b3.dev69 |