yt-grabber-tui allows arbitrary code execution via configurable yt-dlp path
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
yt-grabber-tui is a terminal user interface application for downloading videos. In versions before 1.0-rc, the application allows users to configure the path to the yt-dlp executable via the path_to_yt_dlp configuration setting. An attacker with write access to the configuration file or the filesystem location of the configured executable can replace the executable with malicious code or create a symlink to an arbitrary executable. When the application invokes yt-dlp, the malicious code is executed with the privileges of the user running yt-grabber-tui. This vulnerability has been patched in version 1.0-rc.
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| zheny-creator | YtGrabber-TUI | before 1.0-rc | 1.0-rc | Patch available | CNA |
- YtGrabber-TUI Vendorzheny-creator Affected before 1.0-rc Fixed in 1.0-rc Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA YtGrabber-TUI (zheny-creator) Fixed in 1.0-rc
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-62363
References
More zheny-creator vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-38752 yt-grabber-tui local arbitrary file overwrite via TOCTOU race in config file creation CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.3
Sources
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