CVE-2026-42853

Published Jun 12, 2026

Last updated 13 hours ago

Overview

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.
Source
security-advisories@github.com
NVD status
Received

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Secondary
Base score
6.5
Impact score
5.9
Exploitability score
0.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity
MEDIUM

Weaknesses

security-advisories@github.com
CWE-78

Social media

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