CVE-2026-73249: kovidgoyal calibre · Missing Authorization
Affects kovidgoyal calibreSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High : upgrade to 9.12.0 soon.
Data as of 8 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 38% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 9.12.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 11 Aug 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 9 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade calibre and kovidgoyal/calibre to 9.12.0.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| kovidgoyalcalibre | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHubkovidgoyal/calibrepkg:github/kovidgoyal/calibreOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
This vulnerability is fixed in calibre version 9.12.0. Users should upgrade to version 9.12.0 or later to remediate this issue.
Description
calibre is an e-book manager. Prior to 9.12.0, the calibre Content Server endpoint POST /book-update-annotations/{library_id}/{book_id}/{fmt} in src/calibre/srv/books.py omits needs_db_write=True, causing Router.dispatch() to skip ctx.check_for_write_access() before update_annotations() passes attacker-controlled JSON to db.merge_annotations_for_book(), which allows a readonly user or an anonymous user on an unauthenticated deployment to persist unauthorized book annotation changes. This issue is fixed in version 9.12.0.