Decap CMS < 3.11.0 Path Traversal via Sibling Directory Prefix Matching
Priority HIGH 75CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00441 38th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed decap-cms (decaporg): 3.11.0
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA decap-cms (decaporg) Fixed in 3.11.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-92812
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fjm6-6gxh-mvf2
- 2026-10-22 Title updated · CNA
- 2026-10-22 CVSS score changed · CNA
- 2026-10-22 Fix available: decaporg/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-10-22 2 new references · CNA
References
Exploit 1
Patch 1
Sources
- CVE-2026-92812 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-92812 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fjm6-6gxh-mvf2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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