{"id":"CVE-2026-73085","title":"Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server","summary":"Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server. Prior to 2.36.0, the jwtAuthCheck function in server/auth/TokenManager.js treats JWTs with the refresh token type as bearer access tokens on API and WebSocket resource endpoin…","severity":"none","cwe":["CWE-287"],"published":"2026-08-11","updated":"2026-09-09","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-09T20:46:02.457","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-73085","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/commit/8ec547e30289ca61ebc52b13d150e3a2a6c6a752","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/discussions/4460","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/pull/5387","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/releases/tag/v2.36.0","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/security/advisories/GHSA-798w-wv6c-2c3h","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/security/advisories/GHSA-798w-wv6c-2c3h","label":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.0034,"epssPercentile":0.27435,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-09T21:22:45.528Z","slug":"CVE-2026-73085","body":"## Overview\n\nAudiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server. Prior to 2.36.0, the jwtAuthCheck function in server/auth/TokenManager.js treats JWTs with the refresh token type as bearer access tokens on API and WebSocket resource endpoints such as /api/me instead of restricting them to /auth/refresh, allowing refresh tokens to authenticate as the associated users. This issue is fixed in version 2.36.0.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}