# CVE-2026-33509: pyLoad SETTINGS Permission Users Can Achieve Remote Code Execution via Unrestricted Reconnect Script Configuration

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-33509-pyload-settings-permission-users-can-achieve-remote-code  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-07-13  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-33509 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2026-07-13

pyLoad SETTINGS Permission Users Can Achieve Remote Code Execution via Unrestricted Reconnect Script Configuration

Technologies: [pyload-ng (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/pyload-ng). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-33509 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-33509 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-33509?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 13 July 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** pyload-ng (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0.4.0,last_affected=0.5.0b3.dev96.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-33509?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-33509?** Check whether you run pyload-ng (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- pyload-ng (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0.4.0,last_affected=0.5.0b3.dev96

## Identifiers

- CVE-2026-33509
- GHSA-r7mc-x6x7-cqxx
- PYSEC-2026-2996

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