youtube-downloader

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Audited by Socket on Aug 6, 2026

1 alert found:

Anomaly
AnomalyLOW
scripts/download_video.py

No definitive malicious activity is present in the wrapper code itself (no stealth, no credential/data theft, no exfiltration logic). The primary security concern is operational and supply-chain risk: the program may download and install `yt-dlp` at runtime via `pip install --break-system-packages`, then executes it with an unvalidated user-provided `url` and a user-influenced output template that leads to filesystem writes. This should be treated as a security-sensitive downloader wrapper rather than trusted application logic. Pin yt-dlp versions, avoid runtime installs in production, and restrict/validate allowed URL schemes/hosts as appropriate for the threat model.

Confidence: 66%Severity: 60%
Audit Metadata
Analyzed At
Aug 6, 2026, 04:53 PM
Package URL
pkg:socket/skills-sh/aiagentskills%2Fskills%2Fyoutube-downloader%2F@1278d88065f9d015955ebf92e5d3967af6bd8668668ab2859cb5c83da1b627c3
Security Audit — socket — youtube-downloader