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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-27963

Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server.

Published Feb 26, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-27963. EPSS is 0.33%. Act only if a listed version of Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium4.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.33%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe audiobookshelf/audiobookshelf

Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server. A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in versions prior to 2.32.0 of the Audiobookshelf web application that allows arbitrary JavaScript execution through malicious library metadata. Attackers with library modification privileges can execute code in victim users' browsers, potentially leading to session hijacking and data exfiltration. Version 2.32.0 contains a patch for the issue.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe audiobookshelf/audiobookshelfversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-27963

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-27963. EPSS is 0.33%. Act only if a listed version of Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-79: Cross-site Scripting (XSS). EPSS 0.33%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Feb 26, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server. A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in versions prior to 2.32.0 of the Audiobookshelf web application that allows arbitrary JavaScript execution through malicious library metadata. Attackers with library modification privileges can execute code in victim users' browsers, potentially leading to session hijacking and

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server. A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in versions prior to 2.32.0 of the Audiobookshelf web application that allows arbitrary JavaScript execution through malicious library metadata. Attackers with library modification privileges can execute code in victim users' browsers, potentially leading to session hijacking and

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-27963

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-27963

    30-day exploitation probability 0.3%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-27963

    Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server. A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in versions prior to 2.32.0 of the Audiobookshelf web application that allows arbitrary JavaScript execution through malicious library metadata. Attackers with l

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.