Symlink Attack Affecting zheny-creator/YtGrabber-TUI package, versions [1.0-alpha-2,1.0-rc)
Threat Intelligence
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- published14 Oct 2025
- disclosed13 Oct 2025
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 13 Oct 2025
NewCVE-2025-62363 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade zheny-creator/YtGrabber-TUI to version 1.0-rc or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Symlink Attack via the path_to_yt_dlp configuration setting. An attacker can execute arbitrary code by replacing the configured executable with a malicious file or creating a symlink to an arbitrary executable, which will be run with the privileges of the user.
##Workaround
This issue can be mitigated by:
- ensuring the
path_to_yt_dlpconfiguration points only to a trusted, absolute, canonical path (e.g.,/usr/bin/yt-dlp or /usr/local/bin/yt-dlp); - filesystem permissions are restricted so that untrusted users cannot create or modify the configured executable or symlinks to it;
- avoiding the use of shell wrappers or scripts for the configured
yt-dlpexecutable; - validating the executable manually (e.g., SHA256 hash check) before each run.