yt-dlp — security advisory
`yt-dlp` and `youtube-dl` are command-line audio/video downloaders. Prior to the fixed versions, `yt-dlp` and `youtube-dl` do not limit the extensions of downloaded files, which could lead to arbitrary filenames being created in the download folder (and path traversal on Windows). Since `yt-dlp` and `youtube-dl` also read config from the working directory (and on Windows executables will be executed from the `yt-dlp` or `youtube-dl` directory), this could lead to arbitrary code being executed. `yt-dlp` version 2024.07.01 fixes this issue by whitelisting the allowed extensions. `youtube-dl` fixes this issue in commit `d42a222` on the `master` branch and in nightly builds tagged 2024-07-03 or later. This might mean some very uncommon extensions might not get downloaded, however it will also limit the possible exploitation surface. In addition to upgrading, have `.%(ext)s` at the end of the output template and make sure the user trusts the websites that they are downloading from. Also, make sure to never download to a directory within PATH or other sensitive locations like one's user directory, `system32`, or other binaries locations. For users who are not able to upgrade, keep the default output template (`-o "%(title)s [%(id)s].%(ext)s`); make sure the extension of the media to download is a common video/audio/sub/... one; try to avoid the generic extractor; and/or use `--ignore-config --config-location ...` to not load config from common locations.
- Products
- yt-dlp
- Affected versions
- 2021.12.01-1, 2021.12.27-1, 2022.01.21-1, 2022.02.04-1, 2022.03.08.1-1, 2022.04.08-1, 2023.07.06-1, 2023.10.13-1ubuntu1, 2023.11.16-1, 2023.12.30-1ubuntu1, 2024.03.10-1, 2024.04.09-1, 2025.03.27-1, 2025.04.30-1, 2025.05.22-1, 2025.06.09-1, 2025.06.25-1, 2025.06.30-1, 2025.07.21-1, 2025.08.11-1, 2025.08.20-1, 2025.08.22-1, 2025.08.27-1, 2025.09.05-1, 2025.09.23-1, 2025.10.22-1, 2025.11.12-1, 2025.12.08-1, 2026.01.31-1, 2026.03.17-1, 2026.06.09-1, 2026.07.04-1, 2026.08.19-1
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2024-38519
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 01:08 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
`yt-dlp` and `youtube-dl` are command-line audio/video downloaders. Prior to the fixed versions, `yt-dlp` and `youtube-dl` do not limit the extensions of downloaded files, which could lead to arbitrary filenames being created in the download folder (and path traversal on Windows). Since `yt-dlp` and `youtube-dl` also read config from the working directory (and on Windows executables will be executed from the `yt-dlp` or `youtube-dl` directory), this could lead to arbitrary code being executed. `yt-dlp` version 2024.07.01 fixes this issue by whitelisting the allowed extensions. `youtube-dl` fixes this issue in commit `d42a222` on the `master` branch and in nightly builds tagged 2024-07-03 or later. This might mean some very uncommon extensions might not get downloaded, however it will also limit the possible exploitation surface. In addition to upgrading, have `.%(ext)s` at the end of the output template and make sure the user trusts the websites that they are downloading from. Also, make sure to never download to a directory within PATH or other sensitive locations like one's user directory, `system32`, or other binaries locations. For users who are not able to upgrade, keep the default output template (`-o "%(title)s [%(id)s].%(ext)s`); make sure the extension of the media to download is a common video/audio/sub/... one; try to avoid the generic extractor; and/or use `--ignore-config --config-location ...` to not load config from common locations.
osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38519
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Complete source record
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