CVE-2026-50023

HIGH EPSS 42.1%
Published Jun 23, 20261w ago · Modified Jun 23, 20261w ago
8.3 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Jun 23, 2026 1w ago
Last Modified Jun 23, 2026 1w ago

Description

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
8.3
Exploitability
1.6
Impact
6.0
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
42.1% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-641

References 4

  • github.com https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp-nightly-builds/releases/tag/2026.06.09.230517
  • github.com https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/e578e265f7c6ca94a74b30e0d8d6196a4d19fb6a
  • github.com https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/tag/2026.06.09
  • github.com https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/security/advisories/GHSA-c6mh-fpjc-4pr3

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.