#VU113202 Command Injection in yt-dlp - CVE-2025-54072
Published: July 24, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU113202
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-54072
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
yt-dlp
yt-dlp
Software vendor:
yt-dlp
yt-dlp
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient input validation when using placeholder on Windows. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary commands.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.