Ghost: Path Traversal via Locale Setting
### Impact A vulnerability in how Ghost loads theme translation files allowed an authenticated Administrator to read JSON files outside of the active theme's directory, potentially exposing server configuration secrets. ### Vulnerable versions This vulnerability is present in Ghost from v1.20.0 up to v6.64.0. ### Patches v6.64.0 contains a fix for this issue. ### How to update For self-hosters using Docker, find [Docker's official Ghost image here](https://hub.docker.com/_/ghost). Updating a Docker-based Ghost instance [is documented here](https://docs.ghost.org/install/docker#updating-ghost). If your Ghost is a Ghost-CLI install see our documentation on [updating it to the latest version here](https://docs.ghost.org/update). ### References Ghost thanks Miguel Segovia Gil of KPMG and [Nguyễn Quốc Đồng](https://github.com/DONG2209) for disclosing this vulnerability responsibly. ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, email us at [security@ghost.org](mailto:security@ghost.org).
describes (2)
Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-105676US | — | — | ||
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 1.20.0 until 6.64.0, a vulnerability in how Ghost loads theme translation files allowed an authenticated Administrator to read JS… | ||||
| CVE-2026-104417US | medium4.9 | — | ||
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 ac… | ||||
references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/TryGhost/GhostPACKAGE
- https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/d2f498694be549074dd5817fd0e8a1371b65df02WEB
- https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/issues/30635WEB
- https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/pull/30635WEB
- https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.64.0WEB
- https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-m382-6jw4-fmp6WEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105676ADVISORY
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