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.

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Tue, 13 Oct 2026 21:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Marcopiovanello
Marcopiovanello yt-dlp-web-ui
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Marcopiovanello yt-dlp-web-ui

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 14:15:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title yt-dlp-web-ui through 4.0.0 NULL Pointer Dereference DoS via Service.Formats
Weaknesses CWE-476
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-13T14:00:18.615Z

Reserved: 2026-10-13T11:26:13.465Z

Link: CVE-2026-109967

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-13T14:17:36.390

Modified: 2026-10-13T14:17:36.390

Link: CVE-2026-109967

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Updated: 2026-10-13T20:45:18Z

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