CVE-2026-42885

MEDIUM
MEDIUM Priority: 0.01 BB Relevance: 59/100
Published: 2026-05-11 Modified: 2026-10-26 First seen: 2026-10-29 Status: active

Attack Surface

Network Low Complexity No Interaction

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV: Network
AC: Low
PR: Low
UI: None
S: Unchanged
C: Low
I: None
A: None

Description

Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server. Prior to 2.32.2, the POST /api/filesystem/pathexists endpoint uses String.startsWith() to validate that a resolved file path is within a library folder. This check fails for sibling directories whose names share a common prefix (e.g., /audiobooks vs /audiobooks-private), allowing authenticated users with upload permission to probe file existence outside their authorized library folder boundaries. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.32.2.

Weakness Classification (1)

Bug Bounty Relevance

59 / 100
✓ Network accessible
✓ Low complexity
✓ No user interaction

CVSS Score

4.3 / 10.0 v3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

0.28%
Raw Score 0.002820
Percentile 20.7%
Date 2026-10-29

EPSS Trend

2026-10-29
0.00282
2026-10-28
0.00282

Intelligence Sources

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