SB2024040988 - Command Injection in yt-dlp
Published: April 9, 2024 Updated: July 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024040988
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-22423)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient input validation when using "%q" in "yt-dlp" on Windows. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary commands.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/de015e930747165dbb8fcd360f8775fd973b7d6e
- https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/ff07792676f404ffff6ee61b5638c9dc1a33a37a
- https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/tag/2021.04.11
- https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/tag/2024.04.09
- https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/security/advisories/GHSA-42h4-v29r-42qg
- https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/security/advisories/GHSA-hjq6-52gw-2g7p
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/123335