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.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 2
- https://github.com/wkentaro/gdown/commit/af569fc6ed300b7974dee66dc51e9f01b57b4dff Patch
- https://github.com/wkentaro/gdown/security/advisories/GHSA-76hw-p97h-883f Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 7.8 · wkentaroNVD modified 2026-10-26 21:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:wkentaro:gdown:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*