Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in yt-dlp by Yt-dlp
CVE-2025-54072

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Yt-dlp

Status
Yt-dlp
Vendor
CVE Published:
22 July 2025

What is CVE-2025-54072?

A vulnerability in yt-dlp allows for remote code execution on Windows systems when using the --exec option with insufficient filepath sanitization. This is due to a bypass of existing mitigations from a prior vulnerability. Users should refrain from using the --exec option until they can update to version 2025.07.21 or utilize alternative options like --write-info-json to safely manage outputs.

Affected Version(s)

yt-dlp < 2025.07.21

References

https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/security/advisories/GHSA...
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https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/959ac99e98c321543...
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https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/tag/2025.07.21
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2025-54072 : Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in yt-dlp by Yt-dlp