CVE-2025-54072 (GCVE-0-2025-54072)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-07-22 21:34 – Updated: 2025-07-23 18:30
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
yt-dlp allows `--exec` command injection when using placeholder on Windows
Summary
yt-dlp is a feature-rich command-line audio/video downloader. In versions 2025.06.25 and below, when the --exec option is used on Windows with the default placeholder (or {}), insufficient sanitization is applied to the expanded filepath, allowing for remote code execution. This is a bypass of the mitigation for CVE-2024-22423 where the default placeholder and {} were not covered by the new escaping rules. Windows users who are unable to upgrade should avoid using --exec altogether. Instead, the --write-info-json or --dump-json options could be used, with an external script or command line consuming the JSON output. This is fixed in version 2025.07.21.
Severity
7.5 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-07-23 18:29 UTC
CWE
- CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/security/advisor… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/959ac99e9… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/tag/202… | x_refsource_MISC |
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