CVE-2026-70592: CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in TryGhost Ghost
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 1.20.1 until 6.54.1, an Administrator-level user could remotely overwrite certain files on the filesystem through the database backup filename, leading to integrity and availability issues. The database export endpoint failed to reject path separators in the caller-supplied filename. This issue is fixed in version 6.54.1.
CVE-2026-70592: CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in TryGhost Ghost
Description
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 1.20.1 until 6.54.1, an Administrator-level user could remotely overwrite certain files on the filesystem through the database backup filename, leading to integrity and availability issues. The database export endpoint failed to reject path separators in the caller-supplied filename. This issue is fixed in version 6.54.1.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.5medium
Weaknesses
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- GitHub_M
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-04T19:50:27.327Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a7331b6bf8831d539e560d6
Added to database: 08/05/2026, 12:51:02 UTC
Last updated: 08/05/2026, 12:51:02 UTC
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