What is CVE-2026-70592?

CVE-2026-70592 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Tryghost Ghost, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-08-04.

How severe is CVE-2026-70592?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Tryghost Ghost

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…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Tryghost Ghost — versions >= 1.20.1, < 6.54.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)
security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)
security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-70592?: CVE-2026-70592 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Tryghost Ghost, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-08-04.
How severe is CVE-2026-70592?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.