CVE-2026-109966
MEDIUM
6,9
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: none
Confidentiality: N/A
Integrity: N/A
Availability: N/A
MEDIUM
5,3
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: low
Integrity: none
Availability: none
Description
AI Translation Available
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.
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Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')
DraftCommon Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Other
Potential Impacts:
Execute Unauthorized Code Or Commands
Alter Execution Logic
Read Application Data
Modify Application Data
Applicable Platforms
Languages:
Not Language-Specific, PHP
https://github.com/marcopiovanello/yt-dlp-web-ui
https://github.com/marcopiovanello/yt-dlp-web-ui/blob/v4.0.0/server/formats/par…
https://github.com/vazzzy071-crypto/security-advisories/blob/main/advisories/20…
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/yt-dlp-web-ui-through-4.0.0-argument-injec…