ShellCodeX vulnerability brief
MEDIUM
Received
CVE-2026-70592
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.
Published 04 Aug 2026, 22:17 UTC
Last modified 04 Aug 2026, 22:17 UTC
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Attack profile
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Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
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Weakness classification
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Source references
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