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Is youtube-dl safe to use?

Based on the latest brin safety scan, no vulnerabilities or threats were detected for youtube-dl v2021.12.17. Trust score: 95/100. 1 known CVE, no detected threat patterns, and no suspicious capabilities identified. This is an automated, point-in-time assessment.

Install (safety-checked)

youtube-dl Passed Security Checks

No security concerns detected

clean
CVEs

1

Threats

0

Install Scripts

0

Risk Indicators

  • •GHSA-22fp-mf44-f2mq: UNKNOWN

youtube-dl CVE Vulnerabilities (1)

GHSA-22fp-mf44-f2mq

youtube-dl vulnerable to file system modification and RCE through improper file-extension sanitization

No Concerns Detected

No security concerns detected in the latest brin assessment. This is an automated, point-in-time evaluation — security posture may change.

This is an automated, point-in-time assessment and may contain errors. Findings are risk indicators, not confirmed threats. Security posture may change over time. Maintainers can dispute findings via the brin review process.

youtube-dl Capabilities & Permissions

What youtube-dl can access when installed. Review these capabilities before using with AI agents like Cursor, Claude Code, or Codex.

Network Access

This package makes network requests.

%%s.vzaar.com%s.com%s.jamendo.com%s.nrk.no%s.tumblr.com%s.yahoo.com%sbeeg.com01.cdn.yoda.slideslive.com10-selector.global.ssl.fastly.net10play.com.au+2508 more
Protocols: http, https, tcp, websocket

Filesystem Access

Reads and writes to the filesystem.

/usr/ (r)/usr/ (rw)/usr/ (rw)/usr/ (rw)/usr/ (rw)/usr/ (rw)/usr/ (rw)setup.py (rw)+39 more

Process Spawning

This package can spawn child processes.

Environment Variables

Accesses the following environment variables.

HOMEkey

Native Modules

Contains native code that runs outside the JavaScript sandbox.

ctypes

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youtube-dl Documentation & Source Code

For the full youtube-dl README, API documentation, and source code, visit the official package registry.

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Frequently asked questions about youtube-dl safety

Weekly Downloads

49.3K

Version

2021.12.17

License

MIT

Last Scanned

Feb 10, 2026

Trust Score

95/100·Legitimacy signals, not safety

CVEs (1)

GHSA-22fp-mf44-f2mq

youtube-dl vulnerable to file system modification and RCE through improper file-extension sanitization

Capabilities

Network

Connects to: %%s.vzaar.com, %s.com, %s.jamendo.com...

Filesystem

Reads & Writes files

Process

Spawns child processes

Environment

Accesses: HOME, key

Native

Contains native modules

Is youtube-dl Safe? | PyPI Safety Scan - brin