CVE-2026-42886
MEDIUMAudiobookshelf: Memory amplification DoS via oversized compressed details entry in backup upload
Title source: cnaDescription
Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server. Prior to 2.32.2, the POST /api/backups/upload endpoint decompresses the details entry from an uploaded .audiobookshelf ZIP file entirely into memory using zip.entryData(), with no limit on the decompressed size. The upload middleware also has no file size limit. An admin user can upload a crafted ZIP containing a highly compressed details entry that, when decompressed, consumes hundreds of megabytes or gigabytes of memory, crashing the server process via out-of-memory. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.32.2.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
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https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/security/advisories/GHSA-4jq4-rvq8-j26h
Scores
CVSS v3
4.9
EPSS
0.0026
EPSS Percentile
17.3%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-409
Status
published
Products (1)
advplyr/audiobookshelf
< 2.33.2
Published
May 11, 2026
Tracked Since
May 12, 2026