FreeBSD : yt-dlp: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements (cd5bfb7d-ac34-11f1-9b94-901b0e13f1a0)

high Nessus Plugin ID 345446

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The version of FreeBSD installed on the remote host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the cd5bfb7d-ac34-11f1-9b94-901b0e13f1a0 advisory.

https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/security/advisories/GHSA-6v4j-43gg-vj32 reports:
yt-dlp and youtube-dl are command-line audio/video downloaders.
Prior to 2026.7.4, the --write-link, --write-url-link, and
--write-desktop-link options can write .url or .desktop shortcut files using attacker-controlled webpage_url or filename metadata without sufficient validation or escaping, allowing malicious file:// URI injection on Windows or newline-based desktop entry key injection on Linux that can execute commands if the generated shortcut is opened. This issue is fixed in version 2026.7.4.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the FreeBSD security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 345446

File Name: freebsd_pkg_cd5bfb7dac3411f19b94901b0e13f1a0.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks

Published: 9/12/2026

Updated: 9/12/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 58.14

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-55404

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:yt-dlp

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/9/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/8/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-55404

IAVB: 2026-B-0194

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