CVSS 3.1
8.8 highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVE-2026-55404
High (8.8) in yt-dlp project yt-dlp. EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Fixed in yt-dlp 2026.7.4.
yt-dlp and youtube-dl are command-line audio/video downloaders. Prior to 2026.7.4, the --write-link, --write-url-link, and --write-desktop-link options can write .url or .desktop shortcut files using attacker-controlled webpage_url or filename metadata without sufficient validation or escaping, allowing malicious file:// URI injection on Windows or newline-based desktop entry key injection on Linux that can execute commands if the generated shortcut is opened. This issue is fixed in version 2026.7.4.
Severity
- EPSS
- 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 50% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-74
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- yt-dlp_project:yt-dlp
Packages (OSV)
| Advisory | Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHSA-6v4j-43gg-vj32 | PyPI | yt-dlp | <2026.7.4 | 2026.7.4 |
| PYSEC-2026-3622 | PyPI | yt-dlp | <2026.7.4 | 2026.7.4 |