Upstream information
Description
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.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having critical severity.
| CVSS detail | CNA (GitHub) | National Vulnerability Database |
|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 8.3 | 9.6 |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack Vector | Network | Network |
| Attack Complexity | High | Low |
| Privileges Required | None | None |
| User Interaction | Required | Required |
| Scope | Changed | Changed |
| Confidentiality Impact | High | High |
| Integrity Impact | High | High |
| Availability Impact | High | High |
| CVSSv3 Version | 3.1 | 3.1 |
List of released packages
| Product(s) | Fixed package version(s) | References |
|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 |
| Patchnames: openSUSE-Leap-16.0-packagehub-358 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed |
| Patchnames: openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2026-11019 |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Sat Jun 13 11:35:21 2026CVE page last modified: Tue Jun 30 13:06:04 2026