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.
Published: 2026-05-11
Score: 6.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Tue, 12 May 2026 18:15:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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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.
Title Audiobookshelf: Path Traversal vulnerability in the audiobookshelf project
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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Advplyr Audiobookshelf
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-12T16:33:52.322Z

Reserved: 2026-04-30T18:49:06.712Z

Link: CVE-2026-42888

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-12T16:33:47.748Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-05-11T21:19:00.840

Modified: 2026-05-12T15:13:21.560

Link: CVE-2026-42888

cve-icon Redhat

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Updated: 2026-05-11T23:30:02Z

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