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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-50023 · published 23 June 2026

CVE-2026-50023: Yt-dlp project yt-dlp vulnerability

Yt Dlp Project · Yt Dlp

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.

9.6 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 0.66% · top 50.2% CWE-641 · CWE-641
9.6CVSS 3.1 base score
0.66%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References, 1 tagged exploit
26 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp-nightly-builds/releases/tag/2026.06.09.230517 ProductRelease Notes
https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/e578e265f7c6ca94a74b30e0d8d6196a4d19fb6a Patch
https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/tag/2026.06.09 ProductRelease Notes
https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/security/advisories/GHSA-c6mh-fpjc-4pr3 ExploitMitigationPatchVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-50023), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.