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CVE-2026-50023
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Published At-23 Jun, 2026 | 17:17
Updated At-23 Jun, 2026 | 17:57

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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Metrics
TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Secondary3.18.3HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Type: Secondary
Version: 3.1
Base score: 8.3
Base severity: HIGH
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CPE Matches
Weaknesses
CWE IDTypeSource
CWE-641Primarysecurity-advisories@github.com
CWE ID: CWE-641
Type: Primary
Source: security-advisories@github.com
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References
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https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp-nightly-builds/releases/tag/2026.06.09.230517security-advisories@github.com
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https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/e578e265f7c6ca94a74b30e0d8d6196a4d19fb6asecurity-advisories@github.com
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https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/tag/2026.06.09security-advisories@github.com
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https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/security/advisories/GHSA-c6mh-fpjc-4pr3security-advisories@github.com
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Hyperlink: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp-nightly-builds/releases/tag/2026.06.09.230517
Source: security-advisories@github.com
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Hyperlink: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/e578e265f7c6ca94a74b30e0d8d6196a4d19fb6a
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Hyperlink: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/tag/2026.06.09
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Hyperlink: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/security/advisories/GHSA-c6mh-fpjc-4pr3
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