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Medium 4.9Published Oct 2, 2026

CVE-2026-104417Ghost 1.20.0 before 6.64.0 Path Traversal via Locale Setting

Updated under an hour ago ()

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It affects TryGhost Ghost. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.

No exploitation reported and no EPSS estimate yet.

Ghost from 1.20.0 before 6.64.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in theme translation file loading that allows authenticated administrators to read JSON files outside the active theme directory. Attackers can manipulate the locale setting to load JSON files elsewhere on the server, exposing server configuration secrets.

CVSS
4.9 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-22
Known exploited
Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by
VulnCheck
NVD analysis
Deferred
Record last updated
Oct 2, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products
TryGhost Ghost
tryghost:ghost (from the name)
from 1.20.0 before 6.64.0; 6.64.0 not affected
CNA record

References

  • vendor-advisory
  • third-party-advisory

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