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Ghost: Path Traversal via Locale Setting

Type: advisorySources: OSV

### Impact A vulnerability in how Ghost loads theme translation files allowed an authenticated Administrator to read JSON files outside of the active theme's directory, potentially exposing server configuration secrets. ### Vulnerable versions This vulnerability is present in Ghost from v1.20.0 up to v6.64.0. ### Patches v6.64.0 contains a fix for this issue. ### How to update For self-hosters using Docker, find [Docker's official Ghost image here](https://hub.docker.com/_/ghost). Updating a Docker-based Ghost instance [is documented here](https://docs.ghost.org/install/docker#updating-ghost). If your Ghost is a Ghost-CLI install see our documentation on [updating it to the latest version here](https://docs.ghost.org/update). ### References Ghost thanks Miguel Segovia Gil of KPMG and [Nguyễn Quốc Đồng](https://github.com/DONG2209) for disclosing this vulnerability responsibly. ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, email us at [security@ghost.org](mailto:security@ghost.org).

Products
ghost
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
6.64.0
CVEs
CVE-2026-104417, CVE-2026-105676
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
30 Oct 2026, 09:02 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Ghost: Path Traversal via Locale Setting

core-osv · Original source

Published 7 Oct 2026, 20:26 UTC

### Impact A vulnerability in how Ghost loads theme translation files allowed an authenticated Administrator to read JSON files outside of the active theme's directory, potentially exposing server configuration secrets. ### Vulnerable versions This vulnerability is present in Ghost from v1.20.0 up to v6.64.0. ### Patches v6.64.0 contains a fix for this issue. ### How to update For self-hosters using Docker, find [Docker's official Ghost image here](https://hub.docker.com/_/ghost). Updating a Docker-based Ghost instance [is documented here](https://docs.ghost.org/install/docker#updating-ghost). If your Ghost is a Ghost-CLI install see our documentation on [updating it to the latest version here](https://docs.ghost.org/update). ### References Ghost thanks Miguel Segovia Gil of KPMG and [Nguyễn Quốc Đồng](https://github.com/DONG2209) for disclosing this vulnerability responsibly. ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, email us at [security@ghost.org](mailto:security@ghost.org).

osv:GHSA-m382-6jw4-fmp6

ghost

Fixed versions: 6.64.0

Complete source record
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