CVE-2026-45272

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.49.4—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This critical-severity CVE scores 9.4 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.4%, top 71% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
9.4EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 9.4Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

MyBooks is an enhanced and easy-to-use personal ebook management web server also known as Talebook. In 3.41.2 and earlier, the AdminSettings.post handler in webserver/handlers/admin.py accepts SOCIAL_AUTH key names without validating quotes or newline characters, and SettingsLoader.dumpfile in webserver/loader.py concatenates those names into the generated Python source file auto.py without escaping them. An administrator can submit a crafted SOCIAL_AUTH key name that closes the settings dictionary and injects arbitrary Python statements. The application later executes those statements because SettingsLoader.loadfile imports auto.py as a module, and setting autoreload to true invokes restart_async so a process supervisor restarts the service and triggers the import. Successful exploitation executes commands with the privileges of the application service account and can disclose data, modify files, establish persistence, or disrupt the service. Related authorization and registration vulnerabilities can reduce the effective privilege requirement in a chained attack, but the standalone vulnerability requires administrator access. This issue is fixed in version 3.42.0.

CVSS v3
9.4
EG Score
9.4(medium)
EG Risk
42(Track)
EG Risk 42/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity94% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
29%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 19, 2026

Last Modified

August 19, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Aug 22, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github_commit, github_release, github.
github Patch Available

Remote Code Execution via SOCIAL_AUTH Key Name Injection in Python Config File · Advisory · PoxenStudio/mybooks · GitHub

https://github.com/PoxenStudio/mybooks/security/advisories/GHSA-4wfr-9gcv-j638
github_release Patch Available

v3.42.0

Patch available: PoxenStudio/mybooks 3.42.0

https://github.com/PoxenStudio/mybooks/releases/tag/3.42.0
github_commit Patch Available

commit a1780c98b005 (PoxenStudio/mybooks)

Patch available: PoxenStudio/mybooks 3.42.0 (contains commit a1780c98b005)

https://github.com/PoxenStudio/mybooks/commit/a1780c98b00566af7da2fc099fe38500efc02e92

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 15× in last 7d / 15× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-08-25 14:30 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-08-24 14:41 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-08-24 10:43 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-23 02:52 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-22 03:03 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-08-21 23:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-08-20 23:09 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-08-19 19:20 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-08-19 18:23 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-08-19 15:24 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-08-19 14:57 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-08-19 14:57 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-45272?
CVE-2026-45272 is a critical vulnerability published on August 19, 2026. MyBooks is an enhanced and easy-to-use personal ebook management web server also known as Talebook. In 3.41.2 and earlier, the AdminSettings.post handler in webserver/handlers/admin.py accepts SOCIALAUTH key names without validating quotes or newline characters, and SettingsLoader.dumpfile in…
When was CVE-2026-45272 disclosed?
CVE-2026-45272 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 19, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-45272 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-45272 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 70.6% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-45272?
CVE-2026-45272 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.4 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-45272?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-45272, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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