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CVE Vulnerability Details :
CVE-2026-26064
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Published At-20 Feb, 2026 | 01:44
Updated At-20 Feb, 2026 | 15:34
Rejected At-
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calibre: Path Traversal Vulnerability Enables Arbitrary File Write and Remote Code Execution

calibre is a cross-platform e-book manager for viewing, converting, editing, and cataloging e-books. Versions 9.2.1 and below contain a Path Traversal vulnerability that allows arbitrary file writes anywhere the user has write permissions. On Windows, this leads to Remote Code Execution by writing a payload to the Startup folder, which executes on next login. Function extract_pictures only checks startswith('Pictures'), and does not sanitize '..' sequences. calibre's own ZipFile.extractall() in utils/zipfile.py does sanitize '..' via _get_targetpath(), but extract_pictures() bypasses this by using manual zf.read() + open(). This issue has been fixed in version 9.3.0.

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kovidgoyal
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calibre
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  • < 9.3.0
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TypeCWE IDDescription
CWECWE-22CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Type: CWE
CWE ID: CWE-22
Description: CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
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4.09.3CRITICAL
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
Version: 4.0
Base score: 9.3
Base severity: CRITICAL
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CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
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https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibre/security/advisories/GHSA-72ch-3hqc-pgmp
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https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibre/commit/e1b5f9b45a5e8fa96c136963ad9a1d35e6adac62
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Hyperlink: https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibre/security/advisories/GHSA-72ch-3hqc-pgmp
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Hyperlink: https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibre/commit/e1b5f9b45a5e8fa96c136963ad9a1d35e6adac62
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▼Authorized Data Publishers (ADP)
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