CVE-2026-50023

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.66% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 51.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

9.6 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-26.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-06-23 16:08Z4 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-06-25 13:45Z4 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-06-02

Assigning CNA

GitHub_M

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.3)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-641Improper Restriction of Names for Files and Other ResourcesBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

70415c5f752a6cbfab8293912c6aa3341df31b08ba2fd17385bdc3aeba138e15

• github.comhttps://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/security/advisories/GHSA-c6mh-fpjc-4pr3x_refsource_CONFIRM
• github.comhttps://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/e578e265f7c6ca94a74b30e0d8d6196a4d19fb6ax_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp-nightly-builds/releases/tag/2026.06.09.230517x_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/tag/2026.06.09x_refsource_MISC