marcopiovanello yt-dlp-web-ui generic.go NewGenericDownload command injection
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-77.
Summary
A security vulnerability has been detected in marcopiovanello yt-dlp-web-ui up to v4. This issue affects the function NewGenericDownload of the file server/internal/downloaders/generic.go. Such manipulation of the argument params leads to command injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The name of the patch is c7ad3bd79c7c520a7d17e7f2ba19d962be8e7897. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| marcopiovanello | yt-dlp-web-ui | v4 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- yt-dlp-web-ui Vendormarcopiovanello Affected v4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names CNA · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:marcopiovanello:yt-dlp-web-ui:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | marcopiovanello |
- cpe:2.3:a:marcopiovanello:yt-dlp-web-ui:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·marcopiovanello
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-93371
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vppc-qfgr-6vg2
References
More marcopiovanello vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-71734 NULL pointer dereference in yt-dlp-web-ui lets attackers crash the server CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-71733 Argument injection in yt-dlp-web-ui via JSON-RPC Service.Formats CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
Sources
- CVE-2026-93371 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-93371 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vppc-qfgr-6vg2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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