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TI-2026-51292 Aliases CVE-2026-73085

Audiobookshelf: Refresh Token Accepted on Resource Endpoints

Priority MEDIUM 57CWE-287Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server. Prior to 2.36.0, the jwtAuthCheck function in server/auth/TokenManager.js treats JWTs with the refresh token type as bearer access tokens on API and WebSocket resource endpoints such as /api/me instead of restricting them to /auth/refresh, allowing refresh tokens to authenticate as the associated users. This issue is fixed in version 2.36.0.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00465 40th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed audiobookshelf (advplyr): 2.36.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
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
advplyraudiobookshelfbefore 2.36.02.36.0Patch availableCNA
  • audiobookshelf Vendoradvplyr Affected before 2.36.0 Fixed in 2.36.0 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:audiobookshelf:audiobookshelf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——advplyr
  • cpe:2.3:a:audiobookshelf:audiobookshelf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·advplyr

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA audiobookshelf (advplyr) Fixed in 2.36.0

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-73085

References

Other 5

  • TI-2025-18874 Remote Authentication-Bypass can lead to server crash or limited information disclosure due to faulty pattern matching CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2025-35683 Audiobookshelf vulnerable to OIDC token exfiltration and account takeover CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-49884 Path traversal in advplyr audiobookshelf CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2025-29079 Audiobookshelf Vulnerable to Cross-Site-Scripting Reflected via POST Request in /api/upload CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2023-25761 Audiobookshelf Server-Side Request Forgery and Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2026-31089 Audiobookshelf: Cross-library file exfiltration via unscoped bulk download endpoint CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
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Sources

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