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#
References#
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.