VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-10187
The E-book viewer in calibre before 2.75 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted epub file with JavaScript.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 2.79%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.79%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The E-book viewer in calibre before 2.75 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted epub file with JavaScript.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.79% probability · 86th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- calibre-ebook/calibre
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.8% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/29/8Mailing List, Patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/9Mailing List, Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95909Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/calibre/+bug/1651728Exploit, Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibre/commit/3a89718664cb8cPatch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/29/8Mailing List, Patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/9Mailing List, Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95909Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/calibre/+bug/1651728Exploit, Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibre/commit/3a89718664cb8cPatch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.