pyLoad: Server-Side Request Forgery via Download Link Submission Enables Cloud Metadata Exfiltration

SummaryPyLoad's download engine accepts arbitrary URLs without validation, enabling Server-Side Request Forgery SSRF attacks. An authenticated attacker can exploit this to access internal network services and exfiltrate cloud provider metadata. On DigitalOcean droplets, this exposes sensitive...

PYSEC-2026-497 pyLoad: Server-Side Request Forgery via Download Link Submission Enables Cloud Metadata Exfiltration

Summary PyLoad's download engine accepts arbitrary URLs without validation, enabling Server-Side Request Forgery SSRF attacks. An authenticated attacker can exploit this to access internal network services and exfiltrate cloud provider metadata. On DigitalOcean droplets, this exposes sensitive...