---
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: 0.27542
ingestedAt: '2026-09-09T21:22:45.528Z'
---

## Overview

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 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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.