CVE-2026-25731 (GCVE-0-2026-25731)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-06 20:14 – Updated: 2026-02-06 21:02
VLAI
Title
Calibre Affected by Arbitrary Code Execution via Server-Side Template Injection in Calibre HTML Export
Summary
calibre is an e-book manager. Prior to 9.2.0, a Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI) vulnerability in Calibre's Templite templating engine allows arbitrary code execution when a user converts an ebook using a malicious custom template file via the --template-html or --template-html-index command-line options. This vulnerability is fixed in 9.2.0.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-1336 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
kovidgoyal calibre Affected: < 9.2.0
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