VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2026-71209
CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability2.25%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-08-05
Last modified2026-10-24
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Description
audiobookshelf's authentication-exemption check (server/routers/Auth.js) matches unauthenticated-allowed GET routes against req.path via a regex requiring a literal /items/:id/cover or /authors/:id/image shape, where req.path retains %2F sequences URL-encoded. CacheManager.handleCoverCache then joins this decoded value into a cache file path and streams the result before any database-backed ownership check.
Weakness classification
- 309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c: CWE-22