CVE-2026-73085 Audiobookshelf: Refresh Token Accepted on Resource Endpoints
Attackers can use refresh tokens to authenticate as users on resource endpoints, leading to account takeover in Audiobookshelf.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-73085?
CVE-2026-73085 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in advplyr audiobookshelf, published on 11 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-73085?
How do I fix CVE-2026-73085?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-73085 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2026-73085 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-73085 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-798w-wv6c-2c3h.