CVE-2025-54072 is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting yt-dlp versions 2025.06.25 and below on Windows. It arises from insufficient sanitization of expanded filepaths when the --exec option is used with default placeholders, bypassing a previous mitigation. This vulnerability carries a High severity CVSS score of 8.1, indicating a critical risk with network-based attacks, high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, but requiring high attack complexity. Currently, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2025.07.21CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:yt-dlp_project:yt-dlp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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