CVE-2025-62185 describes a critical vulnerability in Ankitects Anki versions prior to 25.02.5, where a malicious shared deck can introduce and execute a YouTube downloader executable (e.g., youtube-dl.exe) within the media folder. This local attack vector, with low complexity and no user interaction required, allows for high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability, resulting in a CVSS score of 7.8 (High). While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, the vulnerability's high FAUCET Risk Score of 74/100 indicates its potential severity.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 25.02.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ankitects:anki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 0, < 25.02.5CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:ankitects:anki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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