CVE-2026-50023

CVE-2026-50023 affects yt-dlp. Before 2026-06-09, an issue allowed remote attackers to write arbitrary OS-shortcut files (e.g., .desktop, .url, .webloc) via the --write-link option by exploiting unsafe extensions that were on the allowlist, bypassing the prior CVE-2024-38519 remediation. This cou...

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

Summary 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. Details The fix for CVE-2024-38519 enforced an allowlist for file extensions, in orde...

EUVD-2010-0688

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CVE-2010-0657

Google Chrome before 4.0.249.78 on Windows does not perform the expected encoding, escaping, and quoting for the URL in the --app argument in a desktop shortcut, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs or obtain sensitive information by tricking a user into...

CVE-2010-0657

Google Chrome before 4.0.249.78 on Windows does not perform the expected encoding, escaping, and quoting for the URL in the --app argument in a desktop shortcut, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs or obtain sensitive information by tricking a user into...