CVE-2026-42853
@apostrophecms/cli: Command Injection in apos create via Unsanitized Password Input
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Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub_MCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Deferred | 3.1 | Medium6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.54% · top 55% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.5.
Weakness
Affected products
apostrophecms · @apostrophecms/cli
- affected <= 3.6.0
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- npm@apostrophecms/cliGHSA-hcwq-x9fw-8cfq (opens in a new tab)
References (1)
- https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/security/advisories/GHSA-hcwq-x9fw-8cfq (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMexploit
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-hcwq-x9fw-8cfq (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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