using-youtube-download
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Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Mar 1, 2026
Risk Level: MEDIUMCOMMAND_EXECUTIONEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADSPROMPT_INJECTION
Full Analysis
- [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The skill instructions utilize
sudofor system package installation offfmpegand for modifying permissions on the downloadedyt-dlpbinary usingchmod.- [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: Fetches theyt-dlpbinary from its official releases on GitHub.- [PROMPT_INJECTION]: The skill is vulnerable to indirect prompt injection because it uses untrusted video titles (%(title)s) as output filenames. Ingestion points: YouTube metadata via URL. Boundary markers: Absent. Capability inventory: Subprocess calls toyt-dlpandffmpegwith file system write access. Sanitization: Absent; filenames are generated directly from external metadata.
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