CVE Details
Basic Information
| Title | yt-dlp allows `–exec` command injection when using placeholder on Windows |
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| Type | cve |
| Published | 2025-07-22T21:34:43.408Z |
| Modified | 2025-07-22T21:34:43.408Z |
Product Information
| Vendor | yt-dlp |
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| Product | yt-dlp |
| Version | < 2025.07.21 |
CVSS Information
| Base Score | 7.5 (HIGH) |
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| Attack Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected Products
- yt-dlp yt-dlp < 2025.07.21
Additional Information
| CWE List | CWE-78 |
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| Source | GitHub_M |
Description
yt-dlp is a feature-rich command-line audio/video downloader. In versions 2025.06.25 and below, when the –exec option is used on Windows with the default placeholder (or {}), insufficient sanitization is applied to the expanded filepath, allowing for remote code execution. This is a bypass of the mitigation for CVE-2024-22423 where the default placeholder and {} were not covered by the new escaping rules. Windows users who are unable to upgrade should avoid using –exec altogether. Instead, the –write-info-json or –dump-json options could be used, with an external script or command line consuming the JSON output. This is fixed in version 2025.07.21.