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Vulnerabilities

CVE-2026-73248 | BDVDB-2026-358128 Detail

kovidgoyalcalibre

Description#

calibre is an e-book manager. Prior to 9.12.0, calibre processes attacker-controlled composite_template metadata from a malicious EPUB, OPF, PDF, or similar file through program: and a nested template() call whose formatter does not inherit allow_python_templates=False, allowing a nested python: template to reach compile_python_template and execute arbitrary Python code when the file is opened or imported. This issue is fixed in version 9.12.0.

Impact#

Per CVSS v4.0: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: local.

Weaknesses#

  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
  • CWE-95 Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval Injection')

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

  1. Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
  2. Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.