youtube-downloader

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Audited by Socket on Sep 15, 2026

2 alerts found:

Anomalyx2
AnomalyLOW
SKILL.md

SUSPICIOUS: The stated purpose and visible capabilities mostly align with a YouTube downloader, and yt-dlp itself is an official, well-known dependency. The main risk is install trust: the skill says it auto-installs yt-dlp but does not reveal how, from where, or with what verification, and the referenced script is missing, so the actual execution and data flows cannot be fully validated.

Confidence: 82%Severity: 52%
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
Sep 15, 2026, 05:06 AM
Package URL
pkg:socket/skills-sh/composiohq%2Fawesome-claude-skills%2Fyoutube-downloader%2F@1278d88065f9d015955ebf92e5d3967af6bd8668668ab2859cb5c83da1b627c3
Security Audit — socket — youtube-downloader