Is yt-dlp affected by GHSA-69qj-pvh9-c5wg?

PyPI yt-dlp is affected in >=2021.4.11 <2026.6.9.

Is GHSA-69qj-pvh9-c5wg being exploited?

Not on the CISA KEV list. EPSS exploit probability is not available.

high

GHSA-69qj-pvh9-c5wg

Q: Is GHSA-69qj-pvh9-c5wg being exploited?

Not on the CISA KEV list. EPSS exploit probability is not available.

PyPI · yt-dlp

Summary

yt-dlp: Arbitrary command injection possible if --exec option used with yt-dlp

Severity: high
Published: 2026-06-16

References

https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/security/advisories/GHSA-69qj-pvh9-c5wg
https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/pull/16883
https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/5faffa999fd33b373d47773e8ee639d072accec2

Related advisories

CVE-2026-55404 — high · PyPI/yt-dlp
CVE-2026-50574 — high · PyPI/yt-dlp
CVE-2026-50023 — high · PyPI/yt-dlp
CVE-2026-26331 — high · PyPI/yt-dlp
CVE-2026-50019 — medium · PyPI/yt-dlp

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