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CVE-2026-50574

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Published: Jun 23, 2026Modified: Jun 26, 2026

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9.6
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 6.0
Source: NVD

Description

yt-dlp is a command-line audio/video downloader. Prior to 2026.06.09, if aria2c is used as an external downloader for a fragmented manifest format (such as an HLS/DASH stream), yt-dlp passes insufficiently sanitized input to aria2c that allows an attacker to perform an arbitrary file write. On Windows platforms, this can lead to immediate arbitrary code execution. On non-Windows platforms, this can lead to arbitrary code execution upon the next invocation of yt-dlp. This vulnerability is fixed in 2026.06.09.

Affected (1)

Yt Dlp Project
1 product
Yt Dlp
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Yt Dlp
Before 2026.06.09

Related CWEs

CWE-74
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component.

References (1)

Source: security-advisories@github.com
MitigationPatchVendor Advisory

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