# CVE-2025-62185: Anki: Uncontrolled Search Path Element

CVE-2025-62185 has no fix on record yet for 1 affected product. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-62185
- Priority: High
- CVSS: 7.8
- EPSS: 0.0016
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Oct 7, 2025
- Weakness: CWE-427: Uncontrolled Search Path Element
- Vendor advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-62185

## Description

In Ankitects Anki before 25.02.5, a crafted shared deck can place a YouTube downloader executable in the media folder, and this is executed for a YouTube link in the deck. The executable name could be youtube-dl.exe or yt-dlp.exe or yt-dlp_x86.exe.

## Where it's fixed

No fix is on record.

## No fix yet

| Platform | Product | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Windows apps | Anki | no-fix |

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