PYSEC-2026-2997 pyload-ng has a WebUI JSON permission mismatch that lets ADD/DELETE users invoke MODIFY-only actions

Summary Several WebUI JSON endpoints enforce weaker permissions than the core API methods they invoke. This allows authenticated low-privileged users to execute MODIFY operations that should be denied by pyLoad's own permission model. Confirmed mismatches: - ADD user can reorder packages/files...

CVE-2026-40071: Incorrect Authorization

pyLoad is a free and open-source download manager written in Python. Prior to 0.5.0b3.dev97, the /json/packageorder, /json/linkorder, and /json/abortlink WebUI JSON endpoints enforce weaker permissions than the core API methods they invoke. This allows authenticated low-privileged users to execut...