GHSA-cj62-hvv2-2q5h: Ghost: Database Backup Path Traversal
Impact
An Administrator-level user could remotely overwrite certain files on the filesystem leading to integrity and availability issues.
Vulnerable versions
This vulnerability is present in Ghost from 1.20.1 up to v6.54.0.
Patches
v6.54.1 contains a fix for this issue.
How to update
For self-hosters using Docker, find Docker's official Ghost image here. Updating a Docker-based Ghost instance is documented here.
If your Ghost is a Ghost-CLI install see our documentation on updating it to the latest version here.
Workarounds
If upgrading immediately is not possible, set *disableJSBackups* to "true" by running:
$ ghost config set disableJSBackups true
$ ghost restart
References
Ghost thanks Jorian Woltjer of Aikido Security, Mitchell Benjamin of Revamp Studio, and meifukun for disclosing this vulnerability responsibly.
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, email Ghost at security@ghost.org.
Details
Original advisory: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cj62-hvv2-2q5h
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-70592 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
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