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CVE-2026-50019
yt-dlp is a command-line audio/video downloader. From 2023.09.24 until 2026.06.09, if curl is used as an external downloader for yt-dlp, cookies may be leaked to an unintended host upon HTTP redirect or when the host for download fragments differs from their parent manifest's. At the file download stage, the cookies are passed by yt-dlp to the file downloader via --cookie. However, unless these are loaded from a file, this operation does not activate the cookie engine. As a result, curl will sen
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"yt-dlp","vendor":"yt-dlp","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":">= 2023.09.24, < 2026.06.09"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:3474133eaa8f049a59f5e3d83d6e9ba704430c165b77293e2f773d111659cf79 · sha256:92b4eb4654ab9e27… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"HIGH","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":6.1,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"NONE","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"CHANGED","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:3474133eaa8f049a59f5e3d83d6e9ba704430c165b77293e2f773d111659cf79 · sha256:92b4eb4654ab9e27… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-200","description":"CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:3474133eaa8f049a59f5e3d83d6e9ba704430c165b77293e2f773d111659cf79 · sha256:92b4eb4654ab9e27… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
1 source assertion{"name":"https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/security/advisories/GHSA-f7j3-774f-rfhj","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/security/advisories/GHSA-f7j3-774f-rfhj"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:3474133eaa8f049a59f5e3d83d6e9ba704430c165b77293e2f773d111659cf79 · sha256:92b4eb4654ab9e27… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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