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CVE-2026-44775: Kareadita Kavita · Missing Authentication

Affects Kareadita KavitaSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.9 Medium : upgrade to 0.9.0 when convenient.

Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 19:04 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
6.9Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 20% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 0.9.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 26 May 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Kavita and kareadita/Kavita to 0.9.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
KareaditaKavitaAffected
  • <0.9.0
Fixed in
  • 0.9.0
GitHubkareadita/Kavitapkg:github/kareadita/KavitaOther threatsAffected
  • <0.9.0
Fixed in
  • 0.9.0

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AI-suggested

Upgrade Kavita to version 0.9.0 or later, where this vulnerability has been fixed. Since the vendor advisory indicates the issue is resolved in 0.9.0, applying this official fix is the recommended remediation. Patch status is not explicitly stated beyond this fix version, so verify with the vendor for any additional updates.

Description

Kavita versions prior to 0.9.0 have a vulnerability where the ReaderController. GetImage endpoint allows unauthenticated access to page images from any chapter in any library. The endpoint accepts an apiKey parameter but does not validate it, enabling attackers to enumerate all content due to sequential entity IDs. This issue is fixed in version 0.9.0.

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