# CVE-2026-26064: calibre: calibre is a cross-platform e-book manager for viewing, converting, editing, and cataloging e-books

CVE-2026-26064 is fixed in calibre on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-26064, released February 20, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-26064
- Priority: High
- CVSS: 8.8 (high)
- EPSS: 0.0098
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Feb 20, 2026

## Description

calibre is a cross-platform e-book manager for viewing, converting, editing, and cataloging e-books. Versions 9.2.1 and below contain a Path Traversal vulnerability that allows arbitrary file writes anywhere the user has write permissions. On Windows, this leads to Remote Code Execution by writing a payload to the Startup folder, which executes on next login. Function extract_pictures only checks startswith('Pictures'), and does not sanitize '..' sequences. calibre's own ZipFile.extractall() in utils/zipfile.py does sanitize '..' via _get_targetpath(), but extract_pictures() bypasses this by using manual zf.read() + open(). This issue has been fixed in version 9.3.0.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | calibre Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 6.13.0+repack-2+deb12u6 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2026-26064](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-26064.md) | Feb 20, 2026 |
| Linux | calibre Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 8.5.0+ds-1+deb13u2 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2026-26064](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-26064.md) | Feb 20, 2026 |
| Linux | calibre Debian 14 | 9.3.0+ds+~0.10.5-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2026-26064](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-26064.md) | Feb 20, 2026 |

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