{
  "cveId": "CVE-2026-55404",
  "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-55404",
  "summary": "CVE-2026-55404 is fixed in yt-dlp on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-55404, released July 10, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.",
  "title": "yt-dlp: yt-dlp and youtube-dl are command-line audio/video downloaders",
  "description": "yt-dlp and youtube-dl are command-line audio/video downloaders. Prior to 2026.7.4, the --write-link, --write-url-link, and --write-desktop-link options can write .url or .desktop shortcut files using attacker-controlled webpage_url or filename metadata without sufficient validation or escaping, allowing malicious file:// URI injection on Windows or newline-based desktop entry key injection on Linux that can execute commands if the generated shortcut is opened. This issue is fixed in version 2026.7.4.",
  "published": "2026-07-08T20:16:52Z",
  "severity": "high",
  "cvss": 8.8,
  "cvssVector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
  "epss": 0.0064,
  "epssPercentile": 0.50921,
  "priority": "High",
  "priorityTier": 3,
  "exploited": false,
  "vendorExploited": false,
  "disclosed": false,
  "fixes": [
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "yt-dlp",
      "release": "Debian 14",
      "fixedVersion": "2026.07.04-1",
      "fix": "DEBIAN-CVE-2026-55404",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-55404",
      "released": "2026-07-10T15:54:09Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "yt-dlp",
      "release": "opensuse-leap 16.0",
      "fixedVersion": "2026.08.19-bp160.1.1",
      "fix": "OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22142-1",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-22142-1",
      "released": "2026-11-07T00:48:28Z"
    }
  ],
  "noFixYet": [],
  "dataAsOf": "2026-11-08T06:59:42Z",
  "attribution": {
    "text": "Data: Patchblox Patch Radar",
    "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar",
    "terms": "https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar/use-the-data"
  }
}