Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

Overview yt-dlp is an A youtube-dl fork with additional features and patches Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component 'Injection' via insufficient sanitization of input passed to the aria2c external...

GHSA-VX4Q-3CR2-7CG2 yt-dlp: Arbitrary code execution via manifest downloads with aria2c

Summary If aria2c is used as an external downloader for a fragmented manifest format such as an HLS/DASH stream, yt-dlp passes insufficiently sanitized input to aria2c that allows an attacker to perform an arbitrary file write. On Windows platforms, this can lead to immediate arbitrary code...

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...

GHSA-C6MH-FPJC-4PR3 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...

yt-dlp: File Downloader cookie leak with curl

Summary If curl is used an external downloader for yt-dlp, cookies may be leaked to an unintended host upon HTTP redirect or when the host for download fragments differs from their parent manifest's. This is the equivalent to GHSA-v8mc-9377-rwjj for the curl downloader. The vulnerable behavior is...

GHSA-F7J3-774F-RFHJ yt-dlp: File Downloader cookie leak with curl

Summary If curl is used an external downloader for yt-dlp, cookies may be leaked to an unintended host upon HTTP redirect or when the host for download fragments differs from their parent manifest's. This is the equivalent to GHSA-v8mc-9377-rwjj for the curl downloader. The vulnerable behavior is...

OPENSUSE-SU-2026:11019-1 python313-yt-dlp-2026.06.09-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the python313-yt-dlp-2026.06.09-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed...

ROOT-APP-PYPI-CVE-2026-26331 CVE-2026-26331 in rootio-yt-dlp - Patched by Root

Root has patched CVE-2026-26331 in the rootio-yt-dlp package for Root:PyPI. Multiple fixed versions available...

GHSA-3H23-7824-PJ8R ArchiveBox Vulnerable to RCE via unvalidated per-crawl config overrides in AddView

The /add/ endpoint AddView in core/views.py accepts a config JSON field that gets merged into the crawl config without validation. This config is exported as environment variables when archive plugins run, allowing injection of arbitrary tool arguments to achieve RCE. When PUBLICADDVIEW=True comm...

CVE-2026-6219

A vulnerability was determined in aandrew-me ytDownloader up to 3.20.2. This affects the function childprocess.exec of the file src/compressor.js of the component Compressor Feature. This manipulation causes command injection. The attack can only be executed locally. The exploit has been publicly...

Malicious code in smm-yt (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 4d0a38085e1e5c5be475b6ae3387d915541a3aea8d1b8ac6869a1125f3c47d0d The package smm-yt was found to contain malicious code...

MAL-2026-1850 Malicious code in smm-yt (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 4d0a38085e1e5c5be475b6ae3387d915541a3aea8d1b8ac6869a1125f3c47d0d The package smm-yt was found to contain malicious code...

Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2026-0054)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

Updated yt-dlp packages fix security vulnerability

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...

MGASA-2026-0054 Updated yt-dlp packages fix security vulnerability

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...

PT-2026-24643

When yt-dlp's --netrc-cmd command-line option or netrc cmd Python API parameter is used, an attacker could achieve arbitrary command injection on the user's system with a maliciously crafted URL...

Fedora 44 : yt-dlp (2026-937e768833)

The remote Fedora 44 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2026-937e768833 advisory. - Update to 2026.02.21. Fixes rhbz2441709. - Mitigates CVE-2026-26331 / GHSA-g3gw-q23r-pgqm rhbz2442244 ---- Sat Feb 21 2026 Dominik 'Rathann'...

Fedora 42 : yt-dlp (2026-7d3c7180c7)

The remote Fedora 42 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2026-7d3c7180c7 advisory. - Update to 2026.02.21. Fixes rhbz2441709. - Mitigates CVE-2026-26331 / GHSA-g3gw-q23r-pgqm rhbz2442244 Tenable has extracted the preceding description block...

Fedora: Security Advisory (FEDORA-2026-7d3c7180c7)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

Fedora 43 : yt-dlp (2026-d86b88630b)

The remote Fedora 43 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2026-d86b88630b advisory. - Update to 2026.02.21. Fixes rhbz2441709. - Mitigates CVE-2026-26331 / GHSA-g3gw-q23r-pgqm rhbz2442244 Tenable has extracted the preceding description block...