Vulnerability · Published Oct 30, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2026-62968Dream Displays has command-line argument injection in yt-dlp invocation
High 8.7
In plain English
A high-severity argument injection in dreamdisplays from arsmotorin. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 37% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 4.0)8.7High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 62.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Dream Displays provides in-game screens for streaming videos in Minecraft. From 1.5.0 until 1.8.2, user-controlled input can influence arguments passed to `yt-dlp` under specific conditions. Unintended command-line options may be interpreted by `yt-dlp`, potentially altering its behavior. This issue is fixed in version 1.8.2.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| arsmotorin | dreamdisplays | >= 1.5.0, < 1.8.2 |
Weakness: CWE-88 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
References
- https://github.com/arnodoelinger/dreamdisplays/security/advisories/GHSA-5j65-hvgq-c585 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/arnodoelinger/dreamdisplays/commit/ee8702bdbebcb2eb562c8acfb55c6bc383943b94 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/arnodoelinger/dreamdisplays/blob/v1.10.0-preview.1/media/source/src/main/kotlin/com/dreamdisplays/media/source/youtube/YtDlp.kt x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/arnodoelinger/dreamdisplays/blob/v1.10.0-preview.1/media/source/src/main/kotlin/com/dreamdisplays/media/source/youtube/process/YtDlpClientRace.kt x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/arnodoelinger/dreamdisplays/releases/tag/v1.8.2 x_refsource_MISC