CVE-2026-73085

Audiobookshelf: Refresh Token Accepted on Resource Endpoints

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: August 11, 2026 at 04:40 PM UTC
Updated: October 24, 2026 at 03:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAudiobookshelf

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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
PoC

Description

Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server. Prior to 2.36.0, the jwtAuthCheck function in server/auth/TokenManager.js treats JWTs with the refresh token type as bearer access tokens on API and WebSocket resource endpoints such as /api/me instead of restricting them to /auth/refresh, allowing refresh tokens to authenticate as the associated users. This issue is fixed in version 2.36.0.

Affected

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

v < 2.36.0
Affected range stops below 2.36.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

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SSVC — Action Prioritization

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CVSS

5.3MEDIUMGitHub_M
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-287

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