CVE-2026-121544
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
Koodo Reader through 2.4.6 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the self-hosted HTTP server's OPDS handlers that allows authenticated attackers to read files outside the upload directory. Attackers can upload a crafted books.db with a cover value containing ../ sequences, then request /opds/cover/{key} to read files accessible to the server process.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.9
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-11-03 16:17:25.857000
Last modified
2026-11-03 17:18:10.353000
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"lastModified": "2026-11-03T17:18:10.353",
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"url": "https://github.com/koodo-reader/koodo-reader/blob/v2.4.6/httpserver/opds.go#L167-L194",
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