What is CVE-2026-70593?

CVE-2026-70593 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Tryghost Ghost, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2026-08-04.

How severe is CVE-2026-70593?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Tryghost Ghost

CVE-2026-70593

Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 0.10.0 until 6.54.1, a vulnerability in custom themes allowed a staff user to write files outside of the uploads directory. This could be used to alter the behavior of the installation thr…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L.

Affected products

Tryghost Ghost — versions >= 0.10.0, < 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-2026-70593?: CVE-2026-70593 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Tryghost Ghost, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2026-08-04.
How severe is CVE-2026-70593?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.