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.