CVE-2026-57567
What it is
Readest is a modern, feature-rich ebook reader designed for seamless cross-platform access and an intuitive reading experience. In affected desktop Tauri builds prior to 0.11.10, the apps/readest-app/src-tauri/src/transfer_file.rs commands download_file and upload_file accepted a webview-controlled file_path and passed it to File::create or File::open without checking the Tauri filesystem scope, rejecting absolute paths, or blocking parent-directory traversal. The commands were registered in the global invoke handler for the main, updater, and reader-* windows, so JavaScript executing in the privileged application origin could write attacker-controlled content to any path writable by the process or read and send any path readable by the process. Exploitation requires JavaScript execution in that privileged origin, such as through an application XSS or compromised renderer; whether book-embedded JavaScript can reach the parent origin was not established. The write primitive can overwrite trusted or startup files, while the read primitive can expose keys, tokens, and application secrets. This issue is fixed in version 0.11.10.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine without logging in, but needs a user to act. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.7% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 8.6 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.7% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-22 · Path traversal
- Record status
- Received
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 8.6
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://github.com/readest/readest/commit/4025c4d7b52c8c174ec1d4c02c2a864cce249604
- https://github.com/readest/readest/commit/446c2c72de198de2dfcd63589f549ca517961d15
- https://github.com/readest/readest/pull/4639
- https://github.com/readest/readest/pull/4651
- https://github.com/readest/readest/releases/tag/v0.11.10
- https://github.com/readest/readest/security/advisories/GHSA-55vr-pvq5-6fmg
- https://github.com/readest/readest/security/advisories/GHSA-55vr-pvq5-6fmg
References
- https://github.com/readest/readest/commit/4025c4d7b52c8c174ec1d4c02c2a864cce249604
- https://github.com/readest/readest/commit/446c2c72de198de2dfcd63589f549ca517961d15
- https://github.com/readest/readest/pull/4639
- https://github.com/readest/readest/pull/4651
- https://github.com/readest/readest/releases/tag/v0.11.10
- https://github.com/readest/readest/security/advisories/GHSA-55vr-pvq5-6fmg
- https://github.com/readest/readest/security/advisories/GHSA-55vr-pvq5-6fmg