CVE-2025-62186

Command execution via mpv yt-dlp path search

Published Oct 7, 2025 · Updated Oct 7, 2025

Command execution in Ankitects Anki before 25.02.5 allows attackers to run arbitrary commands from crafted shared decks on Windows. The mpv launch paths in qt/aqt/mpv.py and qt/aqt/sound.py leave ytdl enabled, so mpv searches the Windows PATH and current media directory for yt-dlp.exe. Opening the deck and encountering its YouTube audio link launches the planted executable with the Anki user's privileges.

CVSS severity6.7
Medium
EPSS probability0.14%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Command execution in Ankitects Anki before 25.02.5 allows attackers to run arbitrary commands from crafted shared decks on Windows. The mpv launch paths in qt/aqt/mpv.py and qt/aqt/sound.py leave ytdl enabled, so mpv searches the Windows PATH and current media directory for yt-dlp.exe. Opening the deck and encountering its YouTube audio link launches the planted executable with the Anki user's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-62186
Published
Oct 7, 2025
Updated
Oct 7, 2025
Vendor
Ankitects Pty Ltd
Product
Anki
Classifications
CWE-829, T1204.002
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 7, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 7, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <25.02.5

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Ankitects Pty Ltd · Ankiversion=0 <25.02.5

Published CVSS scores

7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.7MITRECVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-829Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere
T1204.002Malicious File

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