{"id":"CVE-2024-21645","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2024-21645","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T04:33:05.404Z","title":"A log injection vulnerability was identified in `pyload` allowing any unauthenticated actor to inject arbitrary messages into the logs gathered by `pyload`.","description":"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.\n","published":"2024-01-08T14:15:47.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T07:09:55.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security-advisories@github.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":5.3,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-74"],"affected":["pyload/pyload"],"epss":{"score":0.24698,"percentile":0.97881,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 24.7%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/pyload/pyload/commit/4159a1191ec4fe6d927e57a9c4bb8f54e16c381d","tags":["Patch"],"source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/pyload/pyload/security/advisories/GHSA-ghmw-rwh8-6qmr","tags":["Exploit","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/pyload/pyload/commit/4159a1191ec4fe6d927e57a9c4bb8f54e16c381d","tags":["Patch"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/pyload/pyload/security/advisories/GHSA-ghmw-rwh8-6qmr","tags":["Exploit","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21645","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}