6.1
Medium
CVE-2026-50019 yt-dlp is a command-line audio/video downloader
Description
yt-dlp is a command-line audio/video downloader. From 2023.09.24 until 2026.06.09, if curl is used as an external downloader for yt-dlp, cookies may be leaked to an unintended host upon HTTP redirect or when the host for download fragments differs from their parent manifest's. At the file download stage, the cookies are passed by yt-dlp to the file downloader via --cookie. However, unless these are loaded from a file, this operation does not activate the cookie engine. As a result, curl will send cookies with requests to domains or paths for which the cookies are not scoped. This vulnerability is fixed in 2026.06.09.
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| yt-dlp 2023.09 | 2023.09.24 → < 2026.06.09 | 2026.06.09 |
Other CVEs of yt-dlp
The 11 CVEs of yt-dlp →
CVE-2026-55404
yt-dlp and youtube-dl are command-line audio/video downloaders
7.5
High
CVE-2026-50574
yt-dlp is a command-line audio/video downloader
8.3
High
CVE-2026-50023
yt-dlp is a command-line audio/video downloader
8.3
High
CVE-2026-26331
yt-dlp is a command-line audio/video downloader
8.8
High