CVE-2025-62185 Code injection in Anki
Attackers can execute arbitrary code via a crafted shared deck that places a malicious YouTube downloader executable in the media folder.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-62185?
CVE-2025-62185 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Ankitects Anki, published on 7 Oct 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Ankitects Anki before 25.02.5, a crafted shared deck can place a YouTube downloader executable in the media folder, and this is executed for a YouTube link in the deck. The executable name could be youtube-dl.exe or yt-dlp.exe or yt-dlp_x86.exe.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-62185?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ankitects Anki.
How do I fix CVE-2025-62185?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-62185 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2025-62185 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-62185 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ankitects Anki
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j6hh-cgvw-j237.