Description
calibre is a cross-platform e-book manager for viewing, converting, editing, and cataloging e-books. Prior to version 9.6.0, a path traversal vulnerability exists in Calibre' handling of images in Markdown and other similar text-based files allowing an attacker to include arbitrary files from the file system into the converted book. Additionally, missing authentication and server-side request forgery in the background-image endpoint in the ebook reader web view allow the files to be exfiltrated without additional interaction. Version 9.6.0 contains a fix.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| kovidgoyal | calibre | < 9.6.0 |
References
- https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibre/security/advisories/GHSA-h3p4-m74f-43g6Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibre/security/advisories/GHSA-h3p4-m74f-43g6Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Mar 27, 2026
- Last modified
- Oct 26, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed