CVE-2026-110637
buildebooks before 0.2.2 contains an OS command injection vulnerability in lib/kindle.js that…
- Risk score
- 60/100
- CVSS
- 7.8 v3.1
- Exploit chance (30 days)
- 1.1%
- Published
- 14 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- buildebooks before 0.2.2 contains an OS command injection vulnerability in lib/kindle.js that allows attackers to execute commands by supplying a crafted EPUB file name passed to kindlegen via child_process.exec. Attackers can craft a book project with a malicious front-matter filename or project folder name and kindl…
- Affected
- See advisory
- Fix
- Upgrade the product to 0.2.2 or later.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Amber
- CVSS 7.8 high
References
- https://github.com/wastemobile/buildebooks
- https://github.com/wastemobile/buildebooks/blob/7fc313485447d9359fb38fda3cbc2ed60ce69fe7/lib/kindle.js#L5-L12
- https://github.com/wastemobile/buildebooks/commit/123776c9ef61e8075ada2f7da2f7046f6a8078d9
- https://github.com/wastemobile/buildebooks/pull/12
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/buildebooks-before-0.2.2-os-command-injection-via-kindlegen-epub-file-name
Original description
buildebooks before 0.2.2 contains an OS command injection vulnerability in lib/kindle.js that allows attackers to execute commands by supplying a crafted EPUB file name passed to kindlegen via child_process.exec. Attackers can craft a book project with a malicious front-matter filename or project folder name and kindle: true to execute OS commands as the user running buildebooks.
Last activity 14 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.