CVE-2026-104417 PUBLISHED

Ghost 1.20.0 before 6.64.0 Path Traversal via Locale Setting

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 02.10.2026 Published: 02.10.2026 Updated: 02.10.2026

Ghost from 1.20.0 before 6.64.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in theme translation file loading that allows authenticated administrators to read JSON files outside the active theme directory. Attackers can manipulate the locale setting to load JSON files elsewhere on the server, exposing server configuration secrets.

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 6.9

Exploitability Metrics		Vulnerable System Impact Metrics		Subsequent System Impact Metrics
Attack Vector	Network	Confidentiality	High	Confidentiality	None
Attack Complexity	Low	Integrity	None	Integrity	None
Attack Requirements	None	Availability	None	Availability	None
Privileges Required	High
User Interaction	None

CVSS 4.0

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score: 4.9

Attack Vector	Network	Scope	Unchanged
Attack Complexity	Low	Confidentiality Impact	High
Privileges Required	High	Integrity Impact	None
User Interaction	None	Availability Impact	None

CVSS 3.1

Product Status

Vendor	TryGhost
Product	Ghost
Versions	Default: unaffected affected from 1.20.0 to 6.64.0 (excl.) Version 6.64.0 is unaffected

Credits

DONG2209 reporter
msegoviag reporter

References

Problem Types

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') CWE