CVE-2025-64486

Summary

calibre is an e-book manager. In versions 8.13.0 and prior, calibre does not validate filenames when handling binary assets in FB2 files, allowing an attacker to write arbitrary files on the filesystem when viewing or converting a malicious FictionBook file. This can be leveraged to achieve arbitrary code execution. This issue is fixed in version 8.14.0.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
kovidgoyalcalibre< 8.14.0affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-73: CWE-73: External Control of File Name or Path

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: total

References