yt-dlp-web-ui through 4.0.0 contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the Service.Formats JSON-RPC method that allows remote u…
CVE-2026-109967 · published 13 Oct 2026
How serious is it
- Severity: high, CVSS score 8.7 out of 10.
- No exploit prediction (EPSS) score yet.
- Not on the CISA list of exploited vulnerabilities.
- No public exploit in Exploit-DB.
Is your app affected by CVE-2026-109967?
Paste this prompt into Claude Code, Cursor or any AI coding tool: it runs a free Shippable scan of your project and fixes what it finds. Built with Lovable, Bolt or v0? Scan your live app. Or upload your package file.
Who is affected
- marcopiovanello yt-dlp-web-ui: <= 4.0.0
How to check
- Find out whether you run the affected product and which version, then compare it with the versions above.
How to fix
Copies a prompt for Claude Code, Cursor or Codex that asks it to check whether you run this product.
- Apply the vendor's update or mitigation from the references below. If there is none yet, limit exposure of the affected service until there is.
- If a vulnerable version was live, check your logs and rotate the secrets that server could read.
The advisory
yt-dlp-web-ui through 4.0.0 contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the Service.Formats JSON-RPC method that allows remote unauthenticated attackers to crash the server. Attackers can send a single request with a url value like --version, causing invalid yt-dlp JSON output and an unrecovered panic that terminates the process.
Check your whole app
Dependencies are only half of it. Free and read-only: before you push, run npx shippable-dev scan localhost:3000 in your project folder, no account needed. For your live app, you prove it's yours with a one-line tag first.
References
- github.com/marcopiovanello/yt-dlp-web-ui
- github.com/marcopiovanello/yt-dlp-web-ui/blob/v4.0.0/server/formats/parser.go
- github.com/marcopiovanello/yt-dlp-web-ui/blob/v4.0.0/server/rpc/service.go
- github.com/vazzzy071-crypto/security-advisories/blob/main/advisories/2026-10-marcopiovanello-yt-dlp-web-ui-rpc-arg-injection.md
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/yt-dlp-web-ui-through-4.0.0-null-pointer-dereference-dos-via-service-formats
Merged from NVD. Last updated 25 Oct 2026. All vulnerabilities · RSS · JSON