CVE-2024-6781

Calibre Arbitrary File Read

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 6, 2024 at 03:38 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:18 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsCalibreCalibre

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 62%
SSVC
PoC

Description

Path traversal in Calibre <= 7.14.0 allow unauthenticated attackers to achieve arbitrary file read.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.5HIGHSTAR_Labs
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-22

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