CVE-2026-50023

CRITICALNVD 9.69.6—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This critical-severity CVE scores 9.6 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.6%, top 58% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
9.6
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 9.6Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

yt-dlp is a command-line audio/video downloader. Prior to 2026.06.09, a vulnerability exists in yt-dlp that allows a remote attacker to write arbitrary OS-shortcut files (such as .desktop, .url, .webloc) to the user's filesystem, bypassing the remediation for CVE-2024-38519. The allowlist explicitly included the unsafe extensions .desktop, .url, and .webloc so that the functionality of the --write-link option (and its variants) could be preserved. These allowlist inclusions can be exploited by an attacker to write malicious OS-shortcut files in the context of a media or subtitles download. This vulnerability is fixed in 2026.06.09.

CVSS v3
9.6
EG Score
9.6(medium)
EPSS
42.3%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 16, 2026

Last Modified

June 26, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated Jun 23, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github_release, github_commit, github.
github Patch Available🟡 PoC Available

Dangerous file type creation via insufficient filename sanitization in yt-dlp (Bypass of CVE-2024-38519) · Advisory · yt-dlp/yt-dlp · GitHub

https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/security/advisories/GHSA-c6mh-fpjc-4pr3
github_release Patch Available

yt-dlp 2026.06.09

Patch available: yt-dlp/yt-dlp 2026.06.09

https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/tag/2026.06.09
github_commit

commit e578e265f7c6 (yt-dlp/yt-dlp)

Fix landed in yt-dlp/yt-dlp commit e578e265f7c6 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/e578e265f7c6ca94a74b30e0d8d6196a4d19fb6a
github_release Patch Available

yt-dlp nightly 2026.06.09.230517

Patch available: yt-dlp/yt-dlp-nightly-builds 2026.06.09.230517

https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp-nightly-builds/releases/tag/2026.06.09.230517

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-50023(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
PyPI(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
yt-dlp2021.1.15 ... 2026.6.6.234447.dev0 (596 versions)2026.6.9—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-50023?
CVE-2026-50023 is a critical vulnerability published on June 16, 2026. yt-dlp is a command-line audio/video downloader. Prior to 2026.06.09, a vulnerability exists in yt-dlp that allows a remote attacker to write arbitrary OS-shortcut files (such as .desktop, .url, .webloc) to the user's filesystem, bypassing the remediation for CVE-2024-38519. The allowlist…
When was CVE-2026-50023 disclosed?
CVE-2026-50023 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 16, 2026, with the most recent update on June 26, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-50023 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-50023 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 42.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-50023?
CVE-2026-50023 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.6 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-50023?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-50023, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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