CVE-2026-40491
HIGH
MEDIUM
Priority: 0.04
BB Relevance:
41/100
Published: 2026-04-18
Modified: 2026-10-26
First seen: 2026-10-29
Status: active
Attack Surface
Low Complexity
No Auth
Conf. Impact
Integ. Impact
CVSS Vector Breakdown
AV:
Local
AC:
Low
PR:
None
UI:
Required
S:
Unchanged
C:
High
I:
High
A:
High
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.
Weakness Classification (1)
References & Advisories (3)
Release Notes
Patch
Exploit
Vendor Advisory