CVE-2026-54254: Cyberdrop dl patched Pixeldrain API Key Shared With Vulnerability
MODERATECVE-2026-54254 is a MODERATE pixeldrain api key shared with vulnerability (CWE-20: Improper Input Validation) affecting Cyberdrop dl patched libraries in the PyPI ecosystem. The issue involves pixeldrain api key shared with unverified thirdparty sites. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 9.14.0.
CVE-2026-54254 at a Glance
How to Fix CVE-2026-54254
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Cyberdrop dl patched dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
pip install cyberdrop-dl-patched>=9.14.0Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
pip show cyberdrop-dl-patchedHow to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your Python environment is affected by CVE-2026-54254, inspect your installed packages using pip:
pip show cyberdrop-dl-patchedAnalyze the terminal output to locate any version of Cyberdrop dl patched in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 9.14.0), your application is affected.
Note: The pip show cyberdrop-dl-patched command checks currently installed packages in your active Python environment.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-20: Improper Input Validation, where the product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. In Cyberdrop dl patched, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
CVE-2026-54254 Affected Cyberdrop dl patched Versions
1 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
cyberdrop-dl-patched
|
PyPI |
≥ 8.5.0
< 9.14.0
|
9.14.0
|
References
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2026-54254?
Which Cyberdrop dl patched versions are affected?
What version fixes CVE-2026-54254?
Is cyberdrop-dl-patched affected?
What CWE is associated with CVE-2026-54254?
How can I check PyPI dependencies for CVE-2026-54254?
Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
{
"schema_version" : "1.4.0",
"id" : "GHSA-f5pf-q7c7-m3vv",
"modified" : "2026-07-15T22:00:53Z",
"published" : "2026-07-15T22:00:53Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2026-54254" ],
"summary" : "Pixeldrain API key shared with unverified thirdparty sites",
"details" : "### Summary\n\nWhen processing Pixeldrain URLs, `cyberdrop-dl-patched` could send an `Authorization` header that includes the user's API key to unverified hosts.\n\n### Details\n\nPixeldrain offers several alternative domains in case the user's ISP blocks the primary domain. To support this, requests made by `cyberdrop-dl-patched` are not hardcoded and will use the same host as the input URL for API requests.\n\n`cyberdrop-dl-patched` matches URLs to a crawler based on their host. If the host contains a crawler's supported host as a sub-string, it will match to that crawler. \n\nAn URL from a malicious domain (ex: `https://evil-pixeldrain.com`) would successfully match to the Pixeldrain crawler and `cyberdrop-dl-patched` will blindly use that host for any API request (`https://evil-pixeldrain.com/api`), leaking the user's API key to the malicious actor via the `Authorization` header.\n\n### Impact\nAnyone who has setup a Pixeldrain API key with `cyberdrop-dl-patched` and uses `cyberdrop-dl-patched` on sites that could spawn downloads for other sites (ex: forums, Wordpress, Pixeldrain itself, etc...)\n\n### Patches\n`cyberdrop-dl-patched` v9.14.0 fixes this issue by rejecting any Pixedrain URL if the host does not match an official domain __exactly__.\n\n### Workarounds\nIt's recommended to upgrade `cyberdrop-dl-patched` to version v9.14.0\n\nAnyone who has used a Pixeldrain API key with `cyberdrop-dl-patched` should consider them compromised and delete them from their Pixeldrain account.",
"severity" : [ {
"type" : "CVSS_V4",
"score" : "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"
} ],
"affected" : [ {
"package" : {
"ecosystem" : "PyPI",
"name" : "cyberdrop-dl-patched"
},
"ranges" : [ {
"type" : "ECOSYSTEM",
"events" : [ {
"introduced" : "8.5.0"
}, {
"fixed" : "9.14.0"
} ]
} ]
} ],
"references" : [ {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/Cyberdrop-DL/cyberdrop-dl/security/advisories/GHSA-f5pf-q7c7-m3vv"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/Cyberdrop-DL/cyberdrop-dl/commit/4479555ae3f9d56d7657d6179a5bac3123eb4e2b"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://docs.pixeldrain.com/questions_and_answers/#alternative-domain-names"
}, {
"type" : "PACKAGE",
"url" : "https://github.com/Cyberdrop-DL/cyberdrop-dl"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/Cyberdrop-DL/cyberdrop-dl/releases/tag/9.14.0"
} ],
"database_specific" : {
"cwe_ids" : [ "CWE-20", "CWE-200" ],
"severity" : "MODERATE",
"github_reviewed" : true,
"github_reviewed_at" : "2026-07-15T22:00:53Z",
"nvd_published_at" : null
}
}