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CVE-2026-50023 (GCVE-0-2026-50023)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-23 16:08 – Updated: 2026-06-25 13:45
VLAI
Title
yt-dlp: Dangerous file type creation via insufficient filename sanitization (Bypass of CVE-2024-38519)
Summary
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.
Severity
8.3 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-06-25 03:55 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-641 - Improper Restriction of Names for Files and Other Resources
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
yt-dlp yt-dlp Affected: < 2026.06.09
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