CVE-2026-42888

Audiobookshelf: Path Traversal vulnerability in the audiobookshelf project

MEDIUM

6.9

CVSS Score

Published: May 11, 2026 at 08:16 PM UTC

Updated: October 26, 2026 at 06:10 PM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorAudiobookshelf

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Severity

MEDIUM6.9

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.3%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server. Prior to 2.32.2, the podcast creation endpoint at server/controllers/PodcastController.js accepts a user-controlled file path without sufficient boundary validation to ensure it remains within the intended library directory. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.32.2.

Affected

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

Audiobookshelf · Advplyr

90%

v < 2.33.2

Affected range stops below 2.33.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRM

Source: cverecord

https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/security/advisories/GHSA-phch-9734-wrp3

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

6.9MEDIUMGitHub_M

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED

CWE

CWE-22

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