CVE-2026-68955The installer for Rakuten Kobo Desktop Application (Windows version) insecurely loads Dynamic Link Libraries.
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It affects Rakuten Kobo Inc. The installer for Rakuten Kobo Desktop Application (Windows version). Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.
No exploitation reported and no EPSS estimate yet.
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.
- CVSS
- 8.4 HIGH (v4.0, CNA)CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-427
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- jpcert
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Sep 14, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Rakuten Kobo Inc. The installer for Rakuten Kobo Desktop Application (Windows version) rakuten_kobo:the_installer_for_rakuten_kobo_desktop_application_windows_version (from the name) | Versions distributed before 2026-07-15. | CNA record |
References
- https://help.kobo.com/hc/en-us/articles/42294089837463-Security-Advisory-Kobo-Desktop-App-Installer
- https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN18593874/
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