CVE-2026-26331

A flaw was found in yt-dlp, a command-line audio/video downloader. When the --netrc-cmd command-line option is enabled, a remote attacker can exploit a maliciously crafted URL to achieve arbitrary command injection. This allows the attacker to execute unauthorized commands on the user's system,...

yt-dlp: Arbitrary Command Injection when using the `--netrc-cmd` option

Summary When yt-dlp's --netrc-cmd command-line option or netrccmd Python API parameter is used, an attacker could achieve arbitrary command injection on the user's system with a maliciously crafted URL. Impact yt-dlp maintainers assume the impact of this vulnerability to be high for anyone who us...