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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
yt-dlp yt-dlp affected
Version Status Constraints
< 2026.06.09 affected —

No data.

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment is a feature of OpenCVE that uses AI to automatically link vendors and products to CVEs. Learn more on GitHub.

Vendors Products
Yt-dlp Subscribe
Yt-dlp Subscribe

Project Subscriptions

Vendors Products
Yt-dlp Subscribe
Yt-dlp Subscribe
Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-c6mh-fpjc-4pr3 yt-dlp: Dangerous file type creation via insufficient filename sanitization (Bypass of CVE-2024-38519)
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References
Link Providers
https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp-nightly-builds/releases/tag/2026.06.09.230517 cve-icon
https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/e578e265f7c6ca94a74b30e0d8d6196a4d19fb6a cve-icon
https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/tag/2026.06.09 cve-icon
https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/security/advisories/GHSA-c6mh-fpjc-4pr3 cve-icon
History

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Yt-dlp
Yt-dlp yt-dlp
Vendors & Products Yt-dlp
Yt-dlp yt-dlp

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title yt-dlp: Dangerous file type creation via insufficient filename sanitization (Bypass of CVE-2024-38519)
Weaknesses CWE-641
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Projects

Sign in to view the affected projects.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-23T16:08:43.003Z

Reserved: 2026-06-02T22:46:02.579Z

Link: CVE-2026-50023

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-23T20:15:04Z

Weaknesses