CVE-2026-92812
Decap CMS < 3.11.0 Path Traversal via Sibling Directory Prefix Matching
Decap CMS before 3.11.0 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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used 9.3
Decap CMS < 3.11.0 Path Traversal via Sibling Directory Prefix Matching
Decap CMS before 3.11.0 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.
- Record
CVE-2026-92812- CVSS 4.0
- 9.3 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-81070 9.3
Decap CMS before 3.11.0 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.
- Record
EUVD-2026-81070- CVSS 4.0
- 9.3 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fjm6-6gxh-mvf2 7.6
decap-server contains a path traversal vulnerability in the local proxy containment guard that...
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.
- Record
GHSA-fjm6-6gxh-mvf2- CVSS 4.0
- 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD 9.3
Decap CMS before 3.11.0 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.
- Record
CVE-2026-92812- CVSS 4.0
- 9.3 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV 9.3
Decap CMS < 3.11.0 Path Traversal via Sibling Directory Prefix Matching
Decap CMS before 3.11.0 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.
- Record
CVE-2026-92812- CVSS 4.0
- 9.3 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-92812 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Decaporg Decap-cms, published September 16, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.44%, the 38th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/decaporg/decap-cms/security/advisories/GHSA-5rrq-v82w-qpfr
github.com/geo-chen/oss/blob/main/decap-cms.md
github.com/decaporg/decap-cms/releases?page=2
vulncheck.com/advisories/decap-cms-path-traversal-via-sibling-directory-prefix-matching
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92812
github.com/decaporg/decap-cms
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github.com/decaporg/decap-cms/blob/11f35405cd1a1d1216e97b890173f46436752019/packages/decap-server/src/middlewares/joi/customValidators.ts
vulncheck.com/advisories/decap-server-path-traversal-via-sibling-directory-prefix-matching
github.com/advisories/GHSA-fjm6-6gxh-mvf2
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/92xxx/CVE-2026-92812.json