Medium severity · published Oct 20, 2026
CVE-2026-113664
ApostropheCMS import-export tar guard misses './..' because it is a literal '../' substring test
5.3
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
ApostropheCMS is an open-source Node.js content management system. Prior to 3.7.0 of the import-export module, an authenticated importer can submit a tar entry whose normalized destination targets a directory while bypassing the literal parent-path substring guard. Opening that directory as a write stream emits an unhandled filesystem error that can terminate the Node.js process; the source establishes this static primitive but not an end-to-end exploit or controlled arbitrary file read or write. This issue is fixed in version 3.7.0.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 42% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AP
apostrophe · apostrophecms
< 4.33.0 · source: vendor
IM
import-export · @apostrophecms
< 3.7.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-113664
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-113664
github.com
https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/commit/9500b8b0e1d630d5e07fbb5fd2c25ed0943845ce
github.com
https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/commit/f84fd41cbf6c22eb8d0008fc9c25df1f7130b350
github.com
https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/releases/tag/@apostrophecms/import-export@3.7.0
github.com
https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/security/advisories/GHSA-97wv-p4xx-c7mg
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