ApostropheCMS is an open-source content management framework. Prior to version 3.5.3 of @apostrophecms/import-export,
The extract() function in gzip.js constructs file-write paths using fs.createWriteStream(path.join(exportPath, header.name)). path.join() does not resolve or sanitise traversal segments such as ../. It concatenates them as-is, meaning a tar entry named ../../evil.js resolves to a path outside the intended extraction directory. No canonical-path check is performed before the write stream is opened. This is a textbook Zip Slip vulnerability. Any user who has been granted the Global Content Modify permission — a role routinely assigned to content editors and site managers — can upload a crafted .tar.gz file through the standard CMS import UI and write attacker-controlled content to any path the Node.js process can reach on the host filesystem. Version 3.5.3 of @apostrophecms/import-export fixes the issue.
CVE-2026-32731
This critical-severity CVE scores 9.9 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit-prediction score not yet available (the EPSS model rescores nightly; freshly-published CVEs typically appear within 48 hours). GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 9.9
- EG Score
- 9.9(low)
- EG Risk
- 49(Track)EG Risk 49/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity99% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 36%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
March 18, 2026
Last Modified
June 17, 2026
Advisory Details (1)
Auto-updated Jul 27, 2026Arbitrary File Write (Zip Slip / Path Traversal) in Import-Export Gzip Extraction · Advisory · apostrophecms/apostrophe · GitHub
https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/security/advisories/GHSA-mwxc-m426-3f78Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 5× in last 7d / 5× in last 30d)
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- 2026-08-01 04:16 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-30 16:28 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-30 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-27 14:38 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-27 14:27 UTCOSV refresh
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