CVE-2024-22423

HIGHNVD 8.38.3—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 8.3 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 1.3%, top 34% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
8.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 8.3Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

yt-dlp is a youtube-dl fork with additional features and fixes. The patch that addressed CVE-2023-40581 attempted to prevent RCE when using --exec with %q by replacing double quotes with two double quotes. However, this escaping is not sufficient, and still allows expansion of environment variables. Support for output template expansion in --exec, along with this vulnerable behavior, was added to yt-dlp in version 2021.04.11. yt-dlp version 2024.04.09 fixes this issue by properly escaping %. It replaces them with %%cd:~,%, a variable that expands to nothing, leaving only the leading percent. It is recommended to upgrade yt-dlp to version 2024.04.09 as soon as possible. Also, always be careful when using --exec, because while this specific vulnerability has been patched, using unvalidated input in shell commands is inherently dangerous. For Windows users who are not able to upgrade, avoid using any output template expansion in --exec other than {} (filepath); if expansion in --exec is needed, verify the fields you are using do not contain ", | or &; and/or instead of using --exec, write the info json and load the fields from it instead.

CVSS v3
8.3
EG Score
8.3(medium)
EG Risk
38(Track)
EG Risk 38/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity83% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
68%
KEV
Not listed

Published

April 9, 2024

Last Modified

January 5, 2026

Advisory Details (7)

Auto-updated Sep 6, 2026
Patch available. Sources: cert, github_commit, github_release, github.
github_release Patch Available

yt-dlp 2021.04.11

Patch available: yt-dlp/yt-dlp 2021.04.11

https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/tag/2021.04.11
github_commit

commit ff07792676f4 (yt-dlp/yt-dlp)

Fix landed in yt-dlp/yt-dlp commit ff07792676f4 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/ff07792676f404ffff6ee61b5638c9dc1a33a37a
github_commit

commit de015e930747 (yt-dlp/yt-dlp)

Fix landed in yt-dlp/yt-dlp commit de015e930747 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/de015e930747165dbb8fcd360f8775fd973b7d6e
cert

VU#123335 - Multiple programming languages fail to escape arguments properly in Microsoft Windows

https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/123335
github Patch Available

`--exec` command injection when using `%q` in yt-dlp on Windows (CVE-2023-40581 bypass) · Advisory · yt-dlp/yt-dlp · GitHub

https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/security/advisories/GHSA-hjq6-52gw-2g7p
github Patch Available

`--exec` command injection when using `%q` in yt-dlp on Windows · Advisory · yt-dlp/yt-dlp · GitHub

https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/security/advisories/GHSA-42h4-v29r-42qg
github_release Patch Available

yt-dlp 2024.04.09

Patch available: yt-dlp/yt-dlp 2024.04.09

https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/tag/2024.04.09

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
PyPI(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
yt-dlp2021.10.10 ... 2024.4.8.232708.dev0 (139 versions)2024.04.09—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2024-22423?
CVE-2024-22423 is a high vulnerability published on April 9, 2024. yt-dlp is a youtube-dl fork with additional features and fixes. The patch that addressed CVE-2023-40581 attempted to prevent RCE when using --exec with %q by replacing double quotes with two double quotes. However, this escaping is not sufficient, and still allows expansion of environment…
When was CVE-2024-22423 disclosed?
CVE-2024-22423 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 9, 2024, with the most recent update on January 5, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2024-22423 actively exploited?
CVE-2024-22423 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 31.9% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-22423?
CVE-2024-22423 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2024-22423?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2024-22423, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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