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CVE-2026-73248

calibre: Bypass of Python template restrictions via nested `template()` leading to RCE PUBLISHED

Description (CNA)

calibre is an e-book manager. Prior to 9.12.0, calibre processes attacker-controlled composite_template metadata from a malicious EPUB, OPF, PDF, or similar file through program: and a nested template() call whose formatter does not inherit allow_python_templates=False, allowing a nested python: template to reach compile_python_template and execute arbitrary Python code when the file is opened or imported. This issue is fixed in version 9.12.0.

Affected (CNA)

Vendor / productVersions
kovidgoyal / calibreaffected < 9.12.0

CWE

CWE-94, CWE-95

References

ADP enrichment

CISA-ADP

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