# CVE-2026-50023

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2026-50023
- **Severity:** HIGH
- **CVSS Score:** 8.3 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
- **CWE:** CWE-641
- **Published:** Jun 23, 2026
- **Last Modified:** Jun 25, 2026

## Description

yt-dlp is a command-line audio/video downloader. Prior to 2026.06.09, a vulnerability exists in yt-dlp that allows a remote attacker to write arbitrary OS-shortcut files (such as .desktop, .url, .webloc) to the user's filesystem, bypassing the remediation for CVE-2024-38519. The allowlist explicitly included the unsafe extensions .desktop, .url, and .webloc so that the functionality of the --write-link option (and its variants) could be preserved. These allowlist inclusions can be exploited by an attacker to write malicious OS-shortcut files in the context of a media or subtitles download. This vulnerability is fixed in 2026.06.09.

## Affected Products

- yt-dlp — yt-dlp (< 2026.06.09)

## References

- [CNA](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/security/advisories/GHSA-c6mh-fpjc-4pr3)
- [CNA](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/e578e265f7c6ca94a74b30e0d8d6196a4d19fb6a)
- [CNA](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp-nightly-builds/releases/tag/2026.06.09.230517)
- [CNA](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/tag/2026.06.09)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 0.66%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 49.7

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-12._