CVE-2026-93371 marcopiovanello yt-dlp-web-ui generic.go NewGenericDownload command injection
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via the NewGenericDownload function in yt-dlp-web-ui, requiring a patch for remediation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-93371?
CVE-2026-93371 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in marcopiovanello yt-dlp-web-ui, published on 18 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-93371?
How do I fix CVE-2026-93371?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-93371 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2026-93371 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-93371 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vppc-qfgr-6vg2.