CVE-2025-64486
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.
Published:Nov 7, 2025
Last Modified:Apr 15, 2026
EPS:Nov 7, 2025
EPSS Score:0.00033
CVSS Score:9.3
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Kovidgoyal
Product
Calibre
Kovidgoyal
Calibre
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
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User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
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Changed
Confidentiality
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High
Integrity
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High
Availability
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High
