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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-25731 · published 6 February 2026

CVE-2026-25731: Calibre-ebook calibre vulnerability

Calibre Ebook · Calibre

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.

7.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.26% · top 84.2% CWE-1336 · CWE-1336
7.8CVSS 3.1 base score
0.26%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References, 1 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibre/commit/f0649b27512e987b95fcab2e1e0a3bcdafc23379 Patch
https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibre/security/advisories/GHSA-xrh9-w7qx-3gcc ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-25731), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.