yutu: Arbitrary File Write via MCP `caption-download` Tool
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| eat-pray-ai | yutu | before 0.10.9-dev1 | 0.10.9-dev1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/eat-pray-ai/yutu (Go) | before 0.10.9-dev1 | 0.10.9-dev1 | Patch available | GHSA-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
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-50158
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2c7f-fxww-6w6c
References
Other 5
- https://github.com/eat-pray-ai/yutu/security/advisories/GHSA-2c7f-fxww-6w6c
- https://github.com/eat-pray-ai/yutu/commit/87026c4eee1ed28775383807087343a750707bf3
- https://github.com/eat-pray-ai/yutu/releases/tag/v0.10.9
- https://github.com/eat-pray-ai/yutu
- https://github.com/eat-pray-ai/yutu/releases/tag/v0.10.9-dev1
Sources
- CVE-2026-50158 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-50158 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2c7f-fxww-6w6c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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