CVE-2025-62185
Ankitects Anki Arbitrary File Execution via YouTube Downloader
Description
In Ankitects Anki before 25.02.5, a crafted shared deck can place a YouTube downloader executable in the media folder, and this is executed for a YouTube link in the deck. The executable name could be youtube-dl.exe or yt-dlp.exe or yt-dlp_x86.exe.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 7, 2025, 9:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 10, 2025, 4:21 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update Anki to version 25.02.5 or later.
- Avoid importing shared decks from untrusted sources.
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 10, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ankitects:anki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 25.02.5 Added Reference Type MITRE: https://github.com/ankitects/anki/commit/5080451829505842b16d4a50f398ad44560a3e48 Types: Patch Added Reference Type MITRE: https://github.com/ankitects/anki/commit/6213c9b6f99ebda181004f8915b92fe3618b939 Types: Broken Link Added Reference Type MITRE: https://github.com/ankitects/anki/compare/25.02.4...25.02.5 Types: Patch -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Oct. 07, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In Ankitects Anki before 25.02.5, a crafted shared deck can place a YouTube downloader executable in the media folder, and this is executed for a YouTube link in the deck. The executable name could be youtube-dl.exe or yt-dlp.exe or yt-dlp_x86.exe. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Added CWE CWE-427 Added Reference https://github.com/ankitects/anki/commit/5080451829505842b16d4a50f398ad44560a3e48 Added Reference https://github.com/ankitects/anki/commit/6213c9b6f99ebda181004f8915b92fe3618b939 Added Reference https://github.com/ankitects/anki/compare/25.02.4...25.02.5