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yt-dlp (PyPI) vulnerabilities
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Junglewise Threat Intelligence has tracked 11 vulnerabilities in yt-dlp (PyPI): 0 in the last 7 days and 7 in the last 90 days, 0 of them critical and 0 exploited in the wild. The most recent, CVE-2026-26331, was published on 13 July 2026.
- Last 7 days
- 0
- Last 90 days
- 7
- Critical, all time
- 0
- Exploited in the wild
- 0
About yt-dlp (PyPI)
A command-line program for downloading video and audio from YouTube and other websites.
Latest yt-dlp (PyPI) vulnerabilities
- CVE-2026-26331: PYSEC-2026-3432 - yt-dlp: Arbitrary Command Injection when using the `--netrc-cmd` optionlowCVSS 3.1EPSS 2.0%
- CVE-2026-55404: yt-dlp and youtube-dl command injection in shortcut file generationhighCVSS 7.5EPSS 0.6%
- CVE-2024-38519: PYSEC-2026-2065 - yt-dlp File system modification and RCE through improper file-extension sanitizationlowCVSS 3.1EPSS 0.3%
- CVE-2024-22423: PYSEC-2026-2066 - yt-dlp: `--exec` command injection when using `%q` in yt-dlp on Windows (Bypass of )lowCVSS 3.1EPSS 1.3%
- CVE-2023-46121: PYSEC-2026-2063 - yt-dlp Generic Extractor MITM Vulnerability via Arbitrary Proxy InjectionlowCVSS 3.1EPSS 0.3%
- CVE-2023-40581: PYSEC-2026-2064 - yt-dlp on Windows vulnerable to `--exec` command injection when using `%q`lowCVSS 3.1EPSS 1.3%
- CVE-2023-35934: PYSEC-2026-2067 - yt-dlp File Downloader cookie leaklowCVSS 3.1EPSS 1.1%
- CVE-2026-50574: yt-dlp arbitrary file write via aria2c option injectionhighCVSS 8.3EPSS 0.5%
- CVE-2026-50023: yt-dlp arbitrary file write via OS-shortcut extensionshighCVSS 8.3EPSS 0.7%
- CVE-2026-50019: yt-dlp cookie leak when using curl as external downloadermediumCVSS 6.1EPSS 0.3%
- yt-dlp command injection in --exec optionhighCVSS 7.5
Most severe yt-dlp (PyPI) vulnerabilities
Exploited in the wild first, then by severity and CVSS score.
- CVE-2026-50023: yt-dlp arbitrary file write via OS-shortcut extensionshighCVSS 8.3EPSS 0.7%
- CVE-2026-50574: yt-dlp arbitrary file write via aria2c option injectionhighCVSS 8.3EPSS 0.5%
- CVE-2026-55404: yt-dlp and youtube-dl command injection in shortcut file generationhighCVSS 7.5EPSS 0.6%
- yt-dlp command injection in --exec optionhighCVSS 7.5
- CVE-2026-50019: yt-dlp cookie leak when using curl as external downloadermediumCVSS 6.1EPSS 0.3%
- CVE-2026-26331: PYSEC-2026-3432 - yt-dlp: Arbitrary Command Injection when using the `--netrc-cmd` optionlowCVSS 3.1EPSS 2.0%
- CVE-2023-40581: PYSEC-2026-2064 - yt-dlp on Windows vulnerable to `--exec` command injection when using `%q`lowCVSS 3.1EPSS 1.3%
- CVE-2024-22423: PYSEC-2026-2066 - yt-dlp: `--exec` command injection when using `%q` in yt-dlp on Windows (Bypass of )lowCVSS 3.1EPSS 1.3%
- CVE-2023-35934: PYSEC-2026-2067 - yt-dlp File Downloader cookie leaklowCVSS 3.1EPSS 1.1%
- CVE-2024-38519: PYSEC-2026-2065 - yt-dlp File system modification and RCE through improper file-extension sanitizationlowCVSS 3.1EPSS 0.3%
Vulnerabilities per week
The last 13 weeks, by the week each vulnerability was published.
| Week of | Bar | Vulns | Critical |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 2026 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 6 | 0 | |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 1 | 0 | |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 0 | 0 |
How this is built
Junglewise Threat Intelligence collects vulnerabilities from NVD, GitHub Security Advisories, OSV, the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, FIRST EPSS and vendor advisories, and matches each one to the technologies and vendors it affects. Dates are the date a vulnerability was published, in UTC.
The pages are rebuilt from the database every hour. Frozen weekly and monthly reports never change once published, so they can be cited.
Use this data
The same data is at https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/yt-dlp.json, for scripts and language models. It is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 with a link back to this page.
Cite as: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, "yt-dlp (PyPI) vulnerabilities", https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/yt-dlp, 26 September 2026.