{"id":"CVE-2026-42853","aliases":["GHSA-hcwq-x9fw-8cfq"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2026-42853","summary":"@apostrophecms/cli: Command Injection in apos create via Unsanitized Password Input","details":"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.","published":"2026-06-12T20:37:00.522Z","modified":"2026-08-12T03:51:12.855671018Z","cvss":{"score":6.5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"epss":{"score":0.00428,"percentile":0.35453,"asOf":"2026-08-12"},"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"@apostrophecms/cli","fixedVersion":null}],"fix":null,"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/42xxx/CVE-2026-42853.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/security/advisories/GHSA-hcwq-x9fw-8cfq"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42853"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-08-12T03:51:12.855671018Z"}}