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CVE-2026-55404 yt-dlp: Downstream command injection via improper sanitization of yt-dlp --write-link output

🗓️ 08 Jul 2026 19:36:48Reported by GitHub_MType 
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Downstream command injection in yt-dlp due to improper sanitization of write-link options.

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[
  {
    "vendor": "yt-dlp",
    "product": "yt-dlp",
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "< 2026.7.4",
        "status": "affected"
      }
    ]
  }
]

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