Description
yt-dlp is a youtube-dl fork with additional features and fixes. The Generic Extractor in yt-dlp is vulnerable to an attacker setting an arbitrary proxy for a request to an arbitrary url, allowing the attacker to MITM the request made from yt-dlp's HTTP session. This could lead to cookie exfiltration in some cases. Version 2023.11.14 removed the ability to smuggle `http_headers` to the Generic extractor, as well as other extractors that use the same pattern. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should disable the Ggneric extractor (or only pass trusted sites with trusted content) and ake caution when using `--no-check-certificate`.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| yt-dlp | yt-dlp | >= 2022.10.04, < 2023.11.14 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | yt-dlp | 2023.11.16-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | yt-dlp | 2023.11.16-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | yt-dlp | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | yt-dlp | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | yt-dlp | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | yt-dlp | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | yt-dlp | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | yt-dlp | No fix yet | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP5 | yt-dlp | 2023.11.14-bp155.3.3.1 | openSUSE-SU-2023:0374-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | yt-dlp | 2023.11.16-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:13435-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 | yt-dlp | 2023.11.14-bp155.3.3.1 | openSUSE-SU-2023:0374-1 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | yt-dlp | 2023.11.14-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | yt-dlp | 2023.11.14-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | yt-dlp | 2023.11.14-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | yt-dlp | 2023.11.14-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | yt-dlp | 2023.11.14-r0 | — |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.19 | yt-dlp | 2023.11.14-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.18 | yt-dlp | 2023.11.14-r0 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | yt-dlp | >= 2022.10.04, < 2023.11.14 | 2023.11.14 | GHSA-3ch3-jhc6-5r8x |
Advisories 2
- openSUSE-SU-2024:13435-1 python310-yt-dlp-2023.11.16-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2023:0374-1 Security update for yt-dlp SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026