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TI-2025-38503 Aliases CVE-2025-62185GHSA-j6hh-cgvw-j237

Uncontrolled search path in Ankitects Anki

Priority LOW 33CWE-427Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-427.

Summary

In Ankitects Anki before 25.02.5, a crafted shared deck can place a YouTube downloader executable in the media folder, and this is executed for a YouTube link in the deck. The executable name could be youtube-dl.exe or yt-dlp.exe or yt-dlp_x86.exe.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00155 4th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Anki (Ankitects): 25.02.5

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
AnkitectsAnkibefore 25.02.525.02.5Patch availableCNA
  • Anki VendorAnkitects Affected before 25.02.5 Fixed in 25.02.5 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ankitects:anki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 25.02.5VulnerableAnkitects
  • cpe:2.3:a:ankitects:anki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 25.02.5 Vulnerable ·Ankitects

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Anki (Ankitects) Fixed in 25.02.5

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Ankitects Anki 25.02.5

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2025-38504 Ankitects Anki before 25.02.5 allows a crafted shared deck on Windows to execute…Priority LOW 33
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-62185
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j6hh-cgvw-j237

References

Patch 2

Other 1

  • TI-2024-21378 Cross-site scripting in Ankitects Anki CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2024-21226 A blocklist bypass vulnerability exists in the LaTeX functionality of Ankitects Anki… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2025-38504 Ankitects Anki before 25.02.5 allows a crafted shared deck on Windows to execute… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2025-28297 An issue was discovered in Ankitects Anki through 25.02. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2025-38505 Path traversal in Ankitects Anki CVSS 3.1LOW 3.3

Sources

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