yt-dlp: yt-dlp is a command-line audio/video downloader
CVE-2026-50574 is fixed in yt-dlp on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-50574, released June 24, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Urgent.
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.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| yt-dlp · Debian 14 | 2026.06.09-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-50574 | Jun 24, 2026 |
| yt-dlp · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 2026.06.09-bp160.1.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21163-1 | Jun 29, 2026 |
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