CVE-2025-64486

calibre is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution when opening FB2 files

Published Nov 7, 2025 CVSS 4.0 · 9.3 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4554-1 calibre security update
History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Kovidgoyal
Kovidgoyal calibre
Vendors & Products Kovidgoyal
Kovidgoyal calibre
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Description 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.
Title calibre is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution when opening FB2 files
Weaknesses CWE-73
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Nov 13, 2025, 9:34 PM
Reserved
Nov 5, 2025, 7:12 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Nov 8, 2025, 12:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:54 AM