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TI-2024-06284 Aliases CVE-2024-6781GHSA-p89v-3g23-m6q2

Calibre Arbitrary File Read

Priority HIGH 74CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Path traversal in Calibre <= 7.14.0 allow unauthenticated attackers to achieve arbitrary file read.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.62442 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
CalibreCalibre7.14.0—No fix listedCNA
  • Calibre VendorCalibre Affected 7.14.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:calibre-ebook:calibre:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 7.14.0VulnerableCalibre
  • cpe:2.3:a:calibre-ebook:calibre:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 7.14.0 Vulnerable ·Calibre

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-6781
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p89v-3g23-m6q2

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

  • TI-2023-24918 link_to_local_path in ebooks/conversion/plugins/html_input.py in calibre before 6.19.0… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-25627 calibre has a path traversal vulnerability CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2026-23682 calibre has a Path Traversal Leading to Arbitrary File Write CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2026-20799 Calibre Affected by Arbitrary Code Execution via Server-Side Template Injection in Calibre HTML Export CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2024-06504 Calibre SQL Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2026-22163 calibre Vulnerable to HTTP Response Header Injection CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
See all 19 →

Sources

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