CVE-2026-42853

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.56.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 6.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-05-14. a secondary CVSS source baseline 6.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
6.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 6.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
6.5
EG Score
6.5(medium)
EG Risk
34(Track)
EG Risk 34/100SSVC: 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 computed
Severity65% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
35%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 14, 2026

Last Modified

June 15, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jun 12, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github.
github Patch Available🟡 PoC Available

Command Injection in apos create via Unsanitized Password Input (CWE-78) · Advisory · apostrophecms/apostrophe · GitHub

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

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-42853(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
npm@apostrophecms/cli—ghsa

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
npm(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
@apostrophecms/cli———

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 34× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-08-01 04:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-30 16:28 UTCEPSS rescore
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  4. 2026-07-28 15:36 UTCEPSS rescore
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  10. 2026-07-23 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-23 03:12 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-07-21 15:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-20 17:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-07-19 14:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-07-19 02:29 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-07-18 10:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-07-18 01:59 UTCOSV refresh
  19. 2026-07-16 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-08 15:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-07 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
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  10. 2026-07-01 15:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-06-30 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-06-29 21:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-06-28 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-06-27 22:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-06-27 03:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-06-26 21:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-06-25 19:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-06-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
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  22. 2026-06-24 14:05 UTCEPSS rescore
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  26. 2026-06-21 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
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  28. 2026-06-21 01:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  29. 2026-06-19 19:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  30. 2026-06-18 17:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  31. 2026-06-18 17:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  32. 2026-06-17 17:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  33. 2026-06-17 05:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-06-16 17:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  35. 2026-06-16 03:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-06-15 17:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  37. 2026-06-15 01:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-06-13 23:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-06-13 23:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  40. 2026-06-12 23:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  41. 2026-06-12 22:11 UTCEG score recompute
  42. 2026-06-12 22:11 UTCGHSA enrichment

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-42853?
CVE-2026-42853 is a medium vulnerability published on May 14, 2026. 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…
When was CVE-2026-42853 disclosed?
CVE-2026-42853 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 14, 2026, with the most recent update on June 15, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-42853 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-42853 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 64.8% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-42853?
CVE-2026-42853 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-42853?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-42853, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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