Command Injection Affecting yt-dlp package, versions [,2025.7.21)
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- published23 Jul 2025
- disclosed22 Jul 2025
- creditgamer191
Introduced: 22 Jul 2025
NewCVE-2025-54072 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade yt-dlp to version 2025.7.21 or higher.
Overview
yt-dlp is an A youtube-dl fork with additional features and patches
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Command Injection via the function parse_cmd in the class ExecPP, which the --exec process on Windows uses with the default placeholder. An attacker can execute arbitrary commands by supplying a crafted filepath that is insufficiently sanitized.
Note:
Users should always be careful when using --exec, because using unvalidated input in shell commands is inherently dangerous.
Workaround
Windows users who are unable to upgrade to the fixed version should avoid using --exec altogether. Instead, consider using --write-info-json or --dump-json with an external script or command line consuming the JSON output.