CVE-2026-109966
yt-dlp-web-ui through 4.0.0 contains an argument injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to inject yt-dlp options by supplying a dash-prefixed url parameter to the Service.Formats JSON-RPC method. Attackers can send values like --load-info-json via /rpc/http or /rpc/ws to make yt-dlp load attacker-chosen JSON files from the server filesystem, with contents reflected in responses.
Published:Oct 13, 2026
Last Modified:Oct 26, 2026
EPS:Oct 13, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00411
CVSS Score:5.3
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Marcopiovanello
Product
Yt-dlp-web-ui
Marcopiovanello
Yt-dlp-web-ui
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
