VDB
CVE-2025-54072
CVE-2025-54072
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
yt-dlp is a feature-rich command-line audio/video downloader. In versions 2025.06.25 and below, when the --exec option is used on Windows with the default placeholder (or {}), insufficient sanitization is applied to the expanded filepath, allowing for remote code execution. This is a bypass of the mitigation for CVE-2024-22423 where the default placeholder and {} were not covered by the new escaping rules. Windows users who are unable to upgrade should avoid using --exec altogether. Instead, the --write-info-json or --dump-json options could be used, with an external script or command line consuming the JSON output. This is fixed in version 2025.07.21.
EPSS 0.49% · 66.0th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS v3.1
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.49%
66.0th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| yt-dlp | yt-dlp | * |
| yt-dlp_project | yt-dlp | 0 |
Timeline
- Jan 21, 1970 Security Advisory
- Jul 22, 2025 Coalition ESS Score
- Jul 22, 2025 CVE Published
- Jul 23, 2025 EPSS Score
- Jul 23, 2025 CVE Updated
- Jul 25, 2025 Coalition ESS Score
- Aug 1, 2025 EPSS Score
- Aug 10, 2025 EPSS Score
- Aug 19, 2025 EPSS Score
- Aug 26, 2025 Coalition ESS Score
- Aug 28, 2025 EPSS Score
- Sep 6, 2025 EPSS Score