yt-dlp is a command-line audio/video downloader. Prior to 2026.06.09, if aria2c is used as an external downloader for a fragmented manifest format (such as an HLS/DASH stream), yt-dlp passes insufficiently sanitized input to aria2c that allows an attacker to perform an arbitrary file write. On Windows platforms, this can lead to immediate arbitrary code execution. On non-Windows platforms, this can lead to arbitrary code execution upon the next invocation of yt-dlp. This vulnerability is fixed in 2026.06.09.
Exploitability
AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:RScope
S:CImpact
C:HI:HA:H8.3/CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HInput Validation