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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

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Vendor Product Default status Versions
TryGhost Ghost affected
Version Status Constraints
>= 1.20.1, < 6.54.1 affected —

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-cj62-hvv2-2q5h Ghost: Database Backup Path Traversal
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Solution

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Workaround

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References
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https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/f466c300191a609ed36c8d7c5d1e33ccd440786b cve-icon
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.54.1 cve-icon
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-cj62-hvv2-2q5h cve-icon
History

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 22:15:00 +0000

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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.
Title Ghost: Database Backup Path Traversal
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L'}

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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-04T21:41:27.338Z

Reserved: 2026-08-04T19:50:27.327Z

Link: CVE-2026-70592

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Updated: 2026-08-04T23:45:02Z

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