In ConvertX before 0.19.0, converters/calibre.ts does not block recipe files, and instead…
Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-829Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-829.
Summary
In ConvertX before 0.19.0, converters/calibre.ts does not block recipe files, and instead passes them to the ebook-convert program from Calibre. This affects executable code in a .recipe or .downloaded_recipe file.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00414 35th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed ConvertX (C4illin): 0.19.0
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA ConvertX (C4illin) Fixed in 0.19.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-105080
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6w7x-66x4-9w6v
- 2026-10-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
More C4illin vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-40881 ConvertX has Path Traversal that leads to Arbitrary File Write and Arbitrary Code Execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-71238 Path traversal in ConvertX lets attackers write arbitrary files CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2026-19946 ConvertX Vulnerable to Arbitrary File Deletion via Path Traversal in `POST /delete` CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2026-71239 Cross-site request forgery in ConvertX deletes conversion history CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2026-58743 ConvertX 0.17.0 Arbitrary File Read via LaTeX Input Directives CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2026-70674 Arbitrary file read in ConvertX via Pandoc converter CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-105080 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-105080 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6w7x-66x4-9w6v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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