Command Injection Affecting @apostrophecms/cli package, versions <3.6.1
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- published20 May 2026
- disclosed14 May 2026
- creditNitro13urn
Introduced: 14 May 2026
CVE-2026-42853 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade @apostrophecms/cli to version 3.6.1 or higher.
Overview
@apostrophecms/cli is a Commandline generator and configurator for Apostrophe CMS
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Command Injection via the apos create command when user-supplied input from the password prompt is embedded directly into a shell command without proper sanitization or escaping. An attacker can execute arbitrary commands on the host system by supplying specially crafted input containing shell metacharacters.