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TI-2026-69104 Aliases CVE-2026-96408GHSA-9xxq-384j-m3qw

Code injection in Movable Type upgrade script

Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-94Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · Low
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

Six Apart Ltd. Movable Type (9.0.0 through 9.0.9, 8.8.0 through 8.8.5 and 8.0.0 through 8.0.12), Movable Type Cloud Edition and Movable Type Premium Cloud Edition (9.2.0 through 9.2.1), and Movable Type Premium (9.0.0 through 9.0.9 and 2.0 through 2.17) are affected. A code injection flaw (CWE-94) in the upgrade script lets an unauthenticated remote attacker run an arbitrary Perl script or an SQL query.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Description from the CNA

A code injection vulnerability exists in the upgrade script of Movable Type, which may allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute an arbitrary Perl script or an SQL query on the affected product.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00416 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Six Apart Ltd.Movable Type Cloud Edition9.2.0 – 9.2.1—No fix listedCNA
Six Apart Ltd.Movable Type9.0.0 – 9.0.9; 8.8.0 – 8.8.5; 8.0.0 – 8.0.12—No fix listedCNA
Six Apart Ltd.Movable Type Premium Cloud Edition9.2.0 – 9.2.1—No fix listedCNA
Six Apart Ltd.Movable Type Premium9.0.0 – 9.0.9; 2.0 – 2.17—No fix listedCNA
  • Movable Type Cloud Edition VendorSix Apart Ltd. Affected 9.2.0 – 9.2.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Movable Type VendorSix Apart Ltd. Affected 9.0.0 – 9.0.9; 8.8.0 – 8.8.5; 8.0.0 – 8.0.12 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Movable Type Premium Cloud Edition VendorSix Apart Ltd. Affected 9.2.0 – 9.2.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Movable Type Premium VendorSix Apart Ltd. Affected 9.0.0 – 9.0.9; 2.0 – 2.17 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Sixapart
  • cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Sixapart

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for Movable Type, Movable Type Cloud Edition, Movable Type Premium or Movable Type Premium Cloud Edition.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-07 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-96408
  2. 2026-10-07 Alias added: GHSA-9xxq-384j-m3qw
  3. 2026-10-07 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  4. 2026-10-21 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
  5. 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile

References

Other 3

  • TI-2021-04052 OS command injection in Six Apart Ltd. Movable Type CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-20843 Code injection in Six Apart Ltd. Movable Type CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2022-17791 Code injection in Six Apart Ltd. Movable Type XMLRPC API CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-69105 SQL injection in Movable Type Site Search function CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2020-04547 Unrestricted file upload in Six Apart Ltd. Movable Type CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2020-04546 Cross-site request forgery in Six Apart Ltd. Movable Type CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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