Path traversal in Ghost - CVE-2026-70592
Published: July 30, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU140550
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-70592
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to overwrite certain files on the filesystem.
The vulnerability exists due to path traversal in the database backup feature when handling backup operations. A remote privileged user can supply a crafted path to overwrite certain files on the filesystem.
Affected software
Ghost
How to mitigate CVE-2026-70592
Install security update from vendor's website.
Ghost - update to 6.54.1