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CVE-2026-42853

ApostropheCMS is an open-source Node.js content management system. Versions of the @apostrophecms/cli package up to and including 3.6.0 contain a command injection vulnerability in the apos create command. User-supplied input from the password prompt is embedded directly into a shell command without proper sanitization or escaping. This allows execution of arbitrary commands on the host system. As of time of publication, no known patched versions are available.
Lifecycle PUBLISHED1 preserved revisionFact urn:baitaphish:canonical-cve-fact-revision:v2:d517ae9c8cc2058bd226e8676319919b05497a6104b874b6679765c0397f18cf
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0

Affected products and versions

1 source assertion
{"product":"@apostrophecms/cli","vendor":"apostrophecms","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"<= 3.6.0"}]}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5affected
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Provider-owned CVSS observations

1 source assertion
{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"LOCAL","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":6.5,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"HIGH","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:06d6b1b335480f3eb46442bb341d3190148f1000a5a11a72f8cd1e5e2b9f7e2a · sha256:da28c577bbd3dc01… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1

CWE assertions

1 source assertion
{"cweId":"CWE-78","description":"CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:06d6b1b335480f3eb46442bb341d3190148f1000a5a11a72f8cd1e5e2b9f7e2a · sha256:da28c577bbd3dc01… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0

Source references

2 source assertions
{"tags":["exploit"],"url":"https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/security/advisories/GHSA-hcwq-x9fw-8cfq"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:06d6b1b335480f3eb46442bb341d3190148f1000a5a11a72f8cd1e5e2b9f7e2a · sha256:da28c577bbd3dc01… · /containers/adp/0/references/0
{"name":"https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/security/advisories/GHSA-hcwq-x9fw-8cfq","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/security/advisories/GHSA-hcwq-x9fw-8cfq"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:06d6b1b335480f3eb46442bb341d3190148f1000a5a11a72f8cd1e5e2b9f7e2a · sha256:da28c577bbd3dc01… · /containers/cna/references/0

Attribution and limitations

  • CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →

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