CVE-2026-79792

MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.65.6—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 5.6 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: LOW) published 2026-08-25. a secondary CVSS source baseline 5.6; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 5 sources updated this weekElevated
5.6EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 5.6Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

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

A flaw has been found in zackees transcribe-anything up to 4.1.0. Affected is the function ytdlp_download of the file src/transcribe_anything/ytldp_download.py of the component Yt-dlp Download. This manipulation of the argument url causes os command injection. The attack may be initiated remotely. The attack's complexity is rated as high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been published and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

CVSS v3
5.6
EG Score
5.6(high)
EG Risk
41(Track)
EG Risk 41/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity56% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
63%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 25, 2026

Last Modified

August 26, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Aug 25, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic

GitHub - zackees/transcribe-anything: Multi-backend whisper app. Blazing fast. Mac-arm optimized. Easy install. Input a local file or url and this service will transcribe it using Whisper AI. Completely private and Free 🤯🤯🤯 · GitHub

https://github.com/zackees/transcribe-anything/
generic🟡 PoC Available

Security: OS command injection in ytdlp_download() - URL interpolated into a shell command run with shell=True · Issue #137 · zackees/transcribe-anything · GitHub

https://github.com/zackees/transcribe-anything/issues/137

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-79792(1)

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

Weakness Classification(2)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 20× in last 7d / 20× in last 30d)

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.

  1. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-29 17:25 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-29 17:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-28 21:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-28 16:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-27 16:36 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-27 16:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-08-26 16:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-26 15:57 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-26 15:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-26 15:43 UTCNVD updateCVSS v4 → 2.9
  13. 2026-08-26 14:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-08-26 14:24 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-08-26 14:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-26 14:22 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v4 → 6.3
  17. 2026-08-25 21:27 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-08-25 21:26 UTCNVD updateCVSS v4 → 2.9
  19. 2026-08-25 20:40 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-25 20:39 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-79792?
CVE-2026-79792 is a medium vulnerability published on August 25, 2026. A flaw has been found in zackees transcribe-anything up to 4.1.0. Affected is the function ytdlpdownload of the file src/transcribeanything/ytldp_download.py of the component Yt-dlp Download. This manipulation of the argument url causes os command injection. The attack may be initiated remotely.…
When was CVE-2026-79792 disclosed?
CVE-2026-79792 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 25, 2026, with the most recent update on August 26, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-79792 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-79792 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 37.0% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-79792?
CVE-2026-79792 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.6 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-79792?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-79792, 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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