Vulnerability · Published Apr 13, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-6218aandrew-me ytDownloader Error Details Panel createTextNode cross site scripting
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in ytDownloader from aandrew-me. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 20% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 79.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A vulnerability was found in aandrew-me ytDownloader up to 3.20.2. Affected by this issue is the function createTextNode of the component Error Details Panel. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. The attack may be performed from remote. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| aandrew-me | ytDownloader | 3.20.03.20.13.20.2 |
Weakness: CWE-79, CWE-94 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:X/RL:X/RC:R
References
- VDB-357139 | aandrew-me ytDownloader Error Details Panel createTextNode cross site scripting vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-357139 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- Submit #785842 | Aandrew-me ytDownloader 3.20.2 Remote code execution via DOM XSS third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/ngocnn97/security-advisories/blob/main/YtDownloader_XSS_To_RCE_PoC.mp4 exploit