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TI-2026-36922 Aliases CVE-2026-50158GHSA-2c7f-fxww-6w6c

yutu: Arbitrary File Write via MCP `caption-download` Tool

Priority LOW 33CWE-73Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

yutu is an AI-powered toolkit for managing and growing YouTube channels. Prior to 0.10.9, the caption-download MCP tool accepts a caller-controlled file parameter through cmd/caption/download.go and passes it to Caption.Download() in pkg/caption/caption.go, where os.Create() creates or truncates that path without using the pkg.Root confinement boundary backed by YUTU_ROOT. A principal able to invoke caption-download, including a local HTTP client when the MCP server runs with its default authentication-disabled configuration, can write downloaded caption bytes to any path writable by the yutu process outside YUTU_ROOT. This can overwrite application files, configuration, shell startup files, logs, or data and can cause persistent code execution or denial of service depending on the selected writable target. Live caption retrieval also requires usable service credentials and an accessible caption identifier. This issue is fixed in version 0.10.9.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00229 13th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed yutu (eat-pray-ai): 0.10.9-dev1github.com/eat-pray-ai/yutu (Go): 0.10.9-dev1

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
eat-pray-aiyutubefore 0.10.9-dev10.10.9-dev1Patch availableCNA
—github.com/eat-pray-ai/yutu (Go)before 0.10.9-dev10.10.9-dev1Patch availableGHSA-2c7f-fxww-6w6c
  • yutu Vendoreat-pray-ai Affected before 0.10.9-dev1 Fixed in 0.10.9-dev1 Patch available CNA
  • github.com/eat-pray-ai/yutu (Go) Vendor— Affected before 0.10.9-dev1 Fixed in 0.10.9-dev1 Patch available GHSA-2c7f-fxww-6w6c

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA yutu (eat-pray-ai) Fixed in 0.10.9-dev1
  • Fix · GHSA-2c7f-fxww-6w6c github.com/eat-pray-ai/yutu (Go) Fixed in 0.10.9-dev1 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-50158
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2c7f-fxww-6w6c

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