9.6

CVE-2026-50023

Exploit

yt-dlp: Dangerous file type creation via insufficient filename sanitization (Bypass of CVE-2024-38519)

yt-dlp is a command-line audio/video downloader. Prior to 2026.06.09, a vulnerability exists in yt-dlp that allows a remote attacker to write arbitrary OS-shortcut files (such as .desktop, .url, .webloc) to the user's filesystem, bypassing the remediation for CVE-2024-38519. The allowlist explicitly included the unsafe extensions .desktop, .url, and .webloc so that the functionality of the --write-link option (and its variants) could be preserved. These allowlist inclusions can be exploited by an attacker to write malicious OS-shortcut files in the context of a media or subtitles download. This vulnerability is fixed in 2026.06.09.
Daten sind bereitgestellt durch National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Yt-dlp Project ≫ Yt-dlp Version < 2026.06.09
Zu dieser CVE wurde keine Warnung gefunden.
EPSS Metriken
Typ Quelle Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 0.56% 0.421
CVSS Metriken
Quelle Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector String
nvd@nist.gov 9.6 2.8 6
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
security-advisories@github.com 8.3 1.6 6
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-641 Improper Restriction of Names for Files and Other Resources

The product constructs the name of a file or other resource using input from an upstream component, but it does not restrict or incorrectly restricts the resulting name.

https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/security/advisories/GHSA-c6mh-fpjc-4pr3
Patch
Vendor Advisory
Exploit
Mitigation
https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/e578e265f7c6ca94a74b30e0d8d6196a4d19fb6a
Patch
https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp-nightly-builds/releases/tag/2026.06.09.230517
Product
Release Notes
https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/tag/2026.06.09
Product
Release Notes