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CVE-2026-50023

yt-dlp: Dangerous file type creation via insufficient filename sanitization (Bypass of CVE-2024-38519)

Published: Jun 23, 2026Updated: Jun 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-641
8.3HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
N/A
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:RS:CC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-641

Affected Products

yt-dlpyt-dlp
On-prem
Consumer Software / file-utility
yt-dlposs-projectConsumer Software

Exploitability

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References

https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp-nightly-builds/releases/tag/2026.06.09.230517
github.com
https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/e578e265f7c6ca94a74b30e0d8d6196a4d19fb6a
github.com
https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/tag/2026.06.09
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Timeline

Published
Jun 23, 2026
Last Updated
Jun 23, 2026

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