Vulnerability Details CVE-2026-40491
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.0
EPSS Ranking 13.1%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 6.5