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GHSA-hjq6-52gw-2g7p
GHSA-hjq6-52gw-2g7p
PUBLISHED
CVSS 8.300000190734863 HIGH
Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published April 10, 2024
yt-dlp is fixed in 2024.04.09 (PyPI)
yt-dlp: `--exec` command injection when using `%q` in yt-dlp on Windows (Bypass of CVE-2023-40581)
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| yt-dlp | PyPI | 2024.04.09 |
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
8.300000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| PyPI | yt-dlp | 2021.04.11 |
| PyPI | yt-dlp | 2021.04.11 |
Timeline
- Apr 10, 2024 CVE Published
- Apr 9, 2026 Security Advisory
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References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-22423 advisory
- https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/tag/2024.04.09 url
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-hjq6-52gw-2g7p vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/de015e930747165dbb8fcd360f8775fd973b7d6e url
- https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/tag/2021.04.11 url
- https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/security/advisories/GHSA-hjq6-52gw-2g7p url
- https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/ff07792676f404ffff6ee61b5638c9dc1a33a37a url
- https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/security/advisories/GHSA-42h4-v29r-42qg url
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/123335 url
- https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp package