CVE-2025-62185
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Publication date: 2025-10-07

Last updated on: 2025-10-10

Assigner: MITRE

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.
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Published
2025-10-07
Last Modified
2025-10-10
Generated
2026-06-16
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2025-10-07
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
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CVE-2025-62185
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Vendor Product Version / Range
ankitects anki to 25.02.5 (exc)
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CWE-427 The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability in Ankitects Anki before version 25.02.5 allows a crafted shared deck to place a YouTube downloader executable (such as youtube-dl.exe, yt-dlp.exe, or yt-dlp_x86.exe) into the media folder. This executable is then run when a YouTube link in the deck is accessed.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can lead to unauthorized execution of a potentially malicious YouTube downloader executable on your system, which could compromise confidentiality and integrity of your data, as indicated by the high impact on confidentiality and integrity in the CVSS score.

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