High severity7.8OSV Advisory· Published Mar 8, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-7889
CVE-2018-7889
Description
gui2/viewer/bookmarkmanager.py in Calibre 3.18 calls cPickle.load on imported bookmark data, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .pickle file, as demonstrated by Python code that contains an os.system call.
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Affected products
30.9.33, 0.9.34, 0.9.35, …+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: 0.9.33, 0.9.34, 0.9.35, …
- cpe:2.3:a:calibre-ebook:calibre:3.18.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 3.18
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- github.com/kovidgoyal/calibre/commit/aeb5b036a0bf657951756688b3c72bd68b6e4a7dnvdPatch
- bugs.launchpad.net/calibre/+bug/1753870nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
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