CVE-2026-500238.3HighCWE-641

CVE-2026-50023: yt-dlp: Dangerous file type creation via insufficient filename sanitization (Bypass of CVE-2024-38519)

yt-dlp

Affected: yt-dlp · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)

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0.7%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

52nd percentile

050100

Higher than 52% of scored CVEs

8.3HighCVSS 3.1

LowMediumHighCrit.

DescriptionCVE.org

yt-dlp is a command-line audio/video downloader. Prior to 2026.06.09, a vulnerability exists in yt-dlp that allows a remote attacker to write arbitrary OS-shortcut files (such as .desktop, .url, .webloc) to the user's filesystem, bypassing the remediation for CVE-2024-38519. The allowlist explicitly included the unsafe extensions .desktop, .url, and .webloc so that the functionality of the --write-link option (and its variants) could be preserved. These allowlist inclusions can be exploited by an attacker to write malicious OS-shortcut files in the context of a media or subtitles download. This vulnerability is fixed in 2026.06.09.

Affected products1

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yt-dlp · yt-dlp< 2026.06.09

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Exploitation: Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
CISA KEV: Not listed
Public check: No public nuclei template
Weakness: Improper Restriction of Names for Files and Other Resources · File and Path Handling
Vendor: yt-dlp
Published: June 2026
Band: Unlikely (under 1%), June 2026

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