Chainyt-dlpPyPI:yt-dlp
yt-dlp: fix bypasses (2023–2026)
5 CVEs over 4 generations, 6 Jul 2023 to 23 Jun 2026.
Family tree
Left to right by publication date.Oldest first. Select a CVE to open it.- CVE-2023-359346 Jul 2023 First in the chain
- CVE-2023-4058125 Sep 2023 next fix after CVE-2023-35934
- CVE-2024-224239 Apr 2024 related to CVE-2023-40581related to CVE-2023-35934
- CVE-2024-385192 Jul 2024 related to CVE-2024-22423related to CVE-2023-35934and 1 more
- CVE-2026-5002323 Jun 2026 bypassed the fix for CVE-2024-38519
Exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) Not in KEV Priority score (0 to 100) High confidence Medium Low Link confidenceHow strong the evidence is that two CVEs are related. High: stated in the CVE text or linked in an advisory, or the same code was patched one release apart. Medium: the same code, or a version step plus a similar description. Low: similar description only.
CVEs in this family
Table view of the tree| CVE | Published | Title | Linked from | Priority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2023-35934 | 6 Jul 2023 | yt-dlp File Downloader cookie leak · fixed in 2023.7.06 | First in chain | 17.1 |
| CVE-2023-40581 | 25 Sep 2023 | yt-dlp command injection when using `%q` in `--exec` on Windows · fixed in 2023.09.24 | CVE-2023-35934 · Next fix in the same package · Low | 20.1 |
| CVE-2024-22423 | 9 Apr 2024 | yt-dlp `--exec` command injection when using `%q` in yt-dlp on Windows · fixed in 2024.04.09 | CVE-2023-40581 · related · High | 20.5 |
| CVE-2024-38519 | 2 Jul 2024 | yt-dlp and youtube-dl vulnerable to file system modification and RCE through improper file-extension sanitization · fixed in 2024.07.01 | CVE-2024-22423 · related · High | 10.6 |
| CVE-2026-50023 | 23 Jun 2026 | yt-dlp: Dangerous file type creation via insufficient filename sanitization (Bypass of CVE-2024-38519) · fixed in 2026.6.9 | CVE-2024-38519 · bypassed the fix · High | 16.2 |