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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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PackageEcosystemFixed in
yt-dlpPyPI2024.04.09

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

VendorProductVersions
PyPIyt-dlp2021.04.11
PyPIyt-dlp2021.04.11

Timeline

  • Apr 10, 2024 CVE Published
  • Apr 9, 2026 Security Advisory

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