CVE-2026-73249 — calibre Content Server `/book-update-annotations` Missing Write Authorization Check Allows Unauthorized Annotation Modification
calibre is an e-book manager. Prior to 9.12.0, the calibre Content Server endpoint POST /book-update-annotations/{library_id}/{book_id}/{fmt} in src/calibre/srv/books.py omits n…
Published: 2026-08-11 · CVSS: 7.5 · CVSS 3.1
calibre is an e-book manager. Prior to 9.12.0, the calibre Content Server endpoint POST /book-update-annotations/{library_id}/{book_id}/{fmt} in src/calibre/srv/books.py omits needs_db_write=True, causing Router.dispatch() to skip ctx.check_for_write_access() before update_annotations() passes attacker-controlled JSON to db.merge_annotations_for_book(), which allows a readonly user or an anonymous user on an unauthenticated deployment to persist unauthorized book annotation changes. This issue is fixed in version 9.12.0.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7