CVE-2026-110637CWE-78command-injection

CVE-2026-110637

High · published October 14, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
66.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
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 kindle: true to execute OS commands as the user running buildebooks.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
8.5 · CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS
0.01146 · 66.5th percentile
Weakness
CWE-78 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Published
2026-10-14T19:17Z
References (5)
https://github.com/wastemobile/buildebooks · [email protected]https://github.com/wastemobile/buildebooks/blob/7fc313485447d9359fb38fda3cbc2ed60ce69fe7/lib/kindle.js#L5-L12 · [email protected]https://github.com/wastemobile/buildebooks/commit/123776c9ef61e8075ada2f7da2f7046f6a8078d9 · [email protected]https://github.com/wastemobile/buildebooks/pull/12 · [email protected]https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/buildebooks-before-0.2.2-os-command-injection-via-kindlegen-epub-file-name · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 16 OCT 03:27Z
    EPSS moved — → 1%
    epss
  • 14 OCT 14:17Z
    buildebooks before 0.2.2 OS Command Injection via kindlegen EPUB File Name
    cvelistv5
  • 14 OCT 14:17Z
    buildebooks before 0.2.2 OS Command Injection via kindlegen EPUB File Name
    cvelistv5