Description

gdown is a Google Drive public file/folder downloader. Versions prior to 5.2.2 are vulnerable to a Path Traversal attack within the extractall functionality. When extracting a maliciously crafted ZIP or TAR archive, the library fails to sanitize or validate the filenames of the archive members. This allow files to be written outside the intended destination directory, potentially leading to arbitrary file overwrite and Remote Code Execution (RCE). Version 5.2.2 contains a fix.

INFO

Published Date :

2026-04-18T01:36:47.659Z

Last Modified :

2026-04-18T01:36:47.659Z

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The following products are affected by CVE-2026-40491 vulnerability.

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https://github.com/wkentaro/gdown/commit/af569fc6ed300b7974dee66dc51e9f01b57b4dff cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/wkentaro/gdown/releases/tag/v5.2.2 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/wkentaro/gdown/security/advisories/GHSA-76hw-p97h-883f cve-icon cve-icon
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