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.
History

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First Time appeared Apostrophecms
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Vendors & Products Apostrophecms
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description 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.
Title @apostrophecms/cli: Command Injection in apos create via Unsanitized Password Input
Weaknesses CWE-78
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2026-06-12T20:37:00.522Z

Updated: 2026-06-13T03:34:34.865Z

Reserved: 2026-04-30T16:44:48.378Z

Link: CVE-2026-42853

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-13T03:34:29.102Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-06-12T21:16:21.300

Modified: 2026-06-13T04:17:15.230

Link: CVE-2026-42853

cve-icon Redhat

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