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yt-dlp-web-ui through 4.0.0 Argument Injection via Service.Formats JSON-RPC Method

Type: advisorySources: Official CVE List

yt-dlp-web-ui through 4.0.0 contains an argument injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to inject yt-dlp options by supplying a dash-prefixed url parameter to the Service.Formats JSON-RPC method. Attackers can send values like --load-info-json via /rpc/http or /rpc/ws to make yt-dlp load attacker-chosen JSON files from the server filesystem, with contents reflected in responses.

Products
yt-dlp-web-ui
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-109966
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
30 Oct 2026, 19:50 UTC · Revision 2

Source evidence

yt-dlp-web-ui through 4.0.0 Argument Injection via Service.Formats JSON-RPC Method

core-cve · Original source

Published 13 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC

yt-dlp-web-ui through 4.0.0 contains an argument injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to inject yt-dlp options by supplying a dash-prefixed url parameter to the Service.Formats JSON-RPC method. Attackers can send values like --load-info-json via /rpc/http or /rpc/ws to make yt-dlp load attacker-chosen JSON files from the server filesystem, with contents reflected in responses.

cve:CVE-2026-109966

yt-dlp-web-ui

Fixed versions: Not specified

Complete source record
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