Vulnerability · Published Oct 2, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

CVE-2026-104417Ghost 1.20.0 before 6.64.0 Path Traversal via Locale Setting

Medium 4.9

In plain English

A medium-severity path traversal in Ghost from TryGhost. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 31% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.9Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 69.5% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

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.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
npm	ghost	6.64.0	GHSA-m382-6jw4-fmp6

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
TryGhost	Ghost	1.20.0 – before 6.64.0

Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-m382-6jw4-fmp6) vendor-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: Ghost 1.20.0 before 6.64.0 Path Traversal via Locale Setting third-party-advisory