Vulnerability details

CVE-2026-68955

Rakuten Kobo The installer for Rakuten Kobo Desktop Application

CVSS 4.0

8.4High

Official 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.

CVSS scores

Score	Version	Source	Vector
8.4High	4.0	CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (jpcert)	`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`
7.8High	3.0	CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (jpcert)	`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Source
Rakuten Kobo Inc.	The installer for Rakuten Kobo Desktop Application (Windows version)	Versions distributed before 2026-07-15.	CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)

References and advisories

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Details

Published: 2026-09-14
Last updated: 2026-09-14
State: Published
Assigner (CNA): jpcert

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.18%

Probability of exploitation in 30 days

7.7%

Percentile (among all CVEs)

SSVC assessment (CISA)

Automatable: No
Exploitation: None
Technical impact: Total

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-427
Uncontrolled Search Path Element