What is GHSA-q5v2-gxj5-j2g5?

GHSA-q5v2-gxj5-j2g5 is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. The installer for Rakuten Kobo Desktop Application (Windows version) insecurely loads Dynamic...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-q5v2-gxj5-j2g5 cover?

GHSA-q5v2-gxj5-j2g5 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-68955. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-q5v2-gxj5-j2g5?

GHSA-q5v2-gxj5-j2g5 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-q5v2-gxj5-j2g5HighCVSS 7.8

The installer for Rakuten Kobo Desktop Application (Windows version) insecurely loads Dynamic...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

September 14, 2026

Last Modified

September 14, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-68955 →

📋 Description

The installer for Rakuten Kobo Desktop Application (Windows version) insecurely loads Dynamic Link Libraries. If there is a crafted DLL at the same directory when invoking the affected installer, arbitrary code may be executed with the privileges of the user who performed the installation.

🔗 References (4)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-68955
https://help.kobo.com/hc/en-us/articles/42294089837463-Security-Advisory-Kobo-Desktop-App-Installer
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN18593874
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q5v2-gxj5-j2g5