# CVE-2026-26215: manga-image-translator Shared API Unsafe Deserialization RCE

- Severity: CVSS 9.3 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2026-02-11 · Updated: 2026-07-14

## Affected

- manga-image-translator: through beta-0.3

## Description

manga-image-translator version beta-0.3 and prior in shared API mode contains an unsafe deserialization vulnerability that can lead to unauthenticated remote code execution. The FastAPI endpoints /simple_execute/{method} and /execute/{method} deserialize attacker-controlled request bodies using pickle.loads() without validation. Although a nonce-based authorization check is intended to restrict access, the nonce defaults to an empty string and the check is skipped, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the server context by sending a crafted pickle payload.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on manga-image-translator, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://chocapikk.com/posts/2026/manga-image-translator-pickle-rce/
- https://github.com/zyddnys/manga-image-translator/issues/1116
- https://github.com/zyddnys/manga-image-translator/issues/946
- https://github.com/zyddnys/manga-image-translator/blob/a537cb12b41daf2065795058c2753d87e73fa0fe/manga_translator/mode/share.py#L112
- https://github.com/zyddnys/manga-image-translator/blob/a537cb12b41daf2065795058c2753d87e73fa0fe/manga_translator/mode/share.py#L130
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/manga-image-translator-shared-api-unsafe-deserialization-rce
- https://github.com/mbanyamer/-CVE-2026-26215-manga-image-translator-RCE

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