CVE-2026-42853

FAUCET Score

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.

First published: Jun 12, 2026Last modified: Jun 12, 2026

Impacted Technologies

Vendor	Product	Version(s)	CPE
Apostrophecms	@Apostrophecms/Cli	<= 3.6.0CNA affected

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

HIGH

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Exploitability Score

0.6

Impact Score

5.9

CvssVersion

3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score

0.43%

Probability of exploitation in next 30 days

EPSS Percentile

35.1%

Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group

As of 2026-07-27

Model: v2026.06.15

This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0043 is in the 77th percentile among its peer group of 177 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

npmGHSA-hcwq-x9fw-8cfqmedium

@apostrophecms/cli: Command Injection in apos create via Unsanitized Password Input

May 14, 2026

References

github.com / apostrophecms/apostrophe/security/advisories/GHSA-hcwq-x9fw-8cfq