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.

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction Active

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Rakuten Kobo Inc. The installer for Rakuten Kobo Desktop Application (Windows version) affected
Version Status Constraints
Versions distributed before 2026-07-15. affected —

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References
Link Providers
https://help.kobo.com/hc/en-us/articles/42294089837463-Security-Advisory-Kobo-Desktop-App-Installer cve-icon cve-icon
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN18593874/ cve-icon cve-icon
History

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 11:15:00 +0000

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Title Arbitrary Code Execution via Unsafe DLL Loading in Kobo Desktop App Installer

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000

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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.
Weaknesses CWE-427
References
Metrics cvssV3_0

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.4, 'vector': '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'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: jpcert

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-14T11:19:50.502Z

Reserved: 2026-08-04T12:25:41.796Z

Link: CVE-2026-68955

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-14T11:14:46.844Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-14T07:17:16.663

Modified: 2026-09-14T12:17:44.690

Link: CVE-2026-68955

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-14T11:00:11Z

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