Bug 2491890 - CVE-2026-50574 yt-dlp: arbitrary code execution via manifest downloads with aria2c [fedora-all]
Summary: CVE-2026-50574 yt-dlp: arbitrary code execution via manifest downloads with a...
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: yt-dlp
Version: 45
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
high
high
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Assignee: Maxwell G
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Whiteboard: {"flaws": ["e1a455e9-6f56-4728-a26a-3...
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Blocks: CVE-2026-50574
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Reported: 2026-06-23 18:56 UTC by Guilherme de Almeida Suckevicz
Modified: 2026-08-20 16:29 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

Fixed In Version: yt-dlp-2026.08.19-1.fc46 yt-dlp-2026.08.19-1.fc45
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Last Closed: 2026-08-20 16:29:30 UTC
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Description Guilherme de Almeida Suckevicz 2026-06-23 18:56:09 UTC 
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Comment 1 Aoife Moloney 2026-08-17 14:57:53 UTC 
This bug appears to have been reported against 'rawhide' during the Fedora Linux 45 development cycle.
Changing version to 45.
Comment 2 Fedora Update System 2026-08-20 15:19:46 UTC 
FEDORA-2026-139d3aad5f (yt-dlp-2026.08.19-1.fc46) has been submitted as an update to Fedora 46.
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-139d3aad5f
Comment 3 Fedora Update System 2026-08-20 15:22:00 UTC 
FEDORA-2026-c0410a0829 (yt-dlp-2026.08.19-1.fc45) has been submitted as an update to Fedora 45.
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-c0410a0829
Comment 4 Fedora Update System 2026-08-20 16:29:30 UTC 
FEDORA-2026-139d3aad5f (yt-dlp-2026.08.19-1.fc46) has been pushed to the Fedora 46 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.
Comment 5 Fedora Update System 2026-08-20 16:29:50 UTC 
FEDORA-2026-c0410a0829 (yt-dlp-2026.08.19-1.fc45) has been pushed to the Fedora 45 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.
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