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CVE-2025-62363VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2025-62363: zheny-creator YtGrabber-TUI · Link Following

Affects zheny-creator YtGrabber-TUISource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High · fixed in 1.0 : patch zheny-creator YtGrabber-TUI soon.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 08:30 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 7% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 1.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 13 Oct 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
zheny-creator YtGrabber-TUIAffected
  • =1.0-rc
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

1. Upgrade yt-grabber-tui to version 1.0-rc or later, where the vulnerability is patched. 2. Restrict write permissions on the yt-grabber-tui configuration file and the directory containing the yt-dlp executable to trusted users only, minimizing the risk of unauthorized modifications. 3. Implement filesystem integrity monitoring to detect unexpected changes to configuration files and executables. 4. Use application whitelisting or code signing to prevent execution of unauthorized binaries in the yt-dlp path. 5. Employ least privilege principles by running yt-grabber-tui under a dedicated, non-privileged user account to limit the impact of potential exploitation. 6. Regularly audit user permissions and filesystem access controls in environments where yt-grabber-tui is deployed. 7. Monitor logs for unusual execution patterns or errors related to yt-grabber-tui and yt-dlp invocations. 8. Educate users about the risks of modifying configuration files and the importance of maintaining secure environments.

Description

yt-grabber-tui is a terminal user interface application for downloading videos. In versions before 1.0-rc, the application allows users to configure the path to the yt-dlp executable via the path_to_yt_dlp configuration setting. An attacker with write access to the configuration file or the filesystem location of the configured executable can replace the executable with malicious code or create a symlink to an arbitrary executable. When the application invokes yt-dlp, the malicious code is executed with the privileges of the user running yt-grabber-tui. This vulnerability has been patched in version 1.0-rc.

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