Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting yt-dlp package, versions <2026.06.09-1
Threat Intelligence
The probability is the direct output of the EPSS model, and conveys an overall sense of the threat of exploitation in the wild. The percentile measures the EPSS probability relative to all known EPSS scores. Note: This data is updated daily, relying on the latest available EPSS model version. Check out the EPSS documentation for more details.
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- published24 Jun 2026
- disclosed23 Jun 2026
Introduced: 23 Jun 2026
CVE-2026-50574 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable yt-dlp to version 2026.06.09-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream yt-dlp package and not the yt-dlp package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.
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.