CVE-2026-50574

yt-dlp is a command-line audio/video downloader. Prior to 2026.06.09, 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 execution. On non-Windows platforms, this can lead to arbitrary code execution upon the next invocation of yt-dlp. This vulnerability is fixed in 2026.06.09.

CVSS v3 8.3 HIGH

8.3^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.6 / Impact : 6.0

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/security/advisories/GHSA-vx4q-3cr2-7cg2	Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:yt-dlp_project:yt-dlp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-06-23 17:17

Updated : 2026-06-26 20:11

NVD link : CVE-2026-50574

Mitre link : CVE-2026-50574

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-50574

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Products Affected

yt-dlp_project

yt-dlp

CWE

CWE-74

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

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