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CVE-2026-92812 (GCVE-0-2026-92812)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-16 20:32 – Updated: 2026-09-16 20:32

Title

decap-server Path Traversal via Sibling Directory Prefix Matching

Summary

decap-server contains a path traversal vulnerability in the local proxy containment guard that uses plain string prefix comparison without path separator validation. Attackers can access sibling directories whose names begin with the repository directory name to read, write, or delete files outside the intended repository root.

Severity

7.6 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

6.8 (Medium)


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

CWE

CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Assigner

VulnCheck mitre root

References

4 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/geo-chen/oss/blob/main/decap-cms.md	technical-descriptionexploit
https://github.com/decaporg/decap-cms/blob/11f354…	technical-description
https://github.com/decaporg/decap-cms	product
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/decap-server…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE status
decaporg	decap-server	Affected: 11f35405cd1a1d1216e97b890173f46436752019 (git)	guessed

Date Public

2026-09-16 00:00

Credits

George Chen

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FKIE_CVE-2026-92812

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-09-16 21:17 - Updated: 2026-09-16 21:17

Severity

6.8 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Summary

References

	URL	Tags
	disclosure@vulncheck.com	https://github.com/decaporg/decap-cms
	disclosure@vulncheck.com	https://github.com/decaporg/decap-cms/blob/11f35405cd1a1d1216e97b890173f46436752019/packages/decap-server/src/middlewares/joi/customValidators.ts#L11-L16
	disclosure@vulncheck.com	https://github.com/geo-chen/oss/blob/main/decap-cms.md
	disclosure@vulncheck.com	https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/decap-server-path-traversal-via-sibling-directory-prefix-matching

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version

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GHSA-FJM6-6GXH-MVF2

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-16 21:32 – Updated: 2026-09-16 21:32

Details

Severity

6.8 (Medium)


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

7.6 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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  "modified": "2026-09-16T21:32:57Z",
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    },
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