CVE-2026-32731

CRITICAL

ApostropheCMS has Arbitrary File Write (Zip Slip / Path Traversal) in Import-Export Gzip Extraction

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2026-32731. PoCs published by 0xEr3n.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The PoC generates a malicious tar.gz archive exploiting a path traversal vulnerability in CVE-2026-32731. It embeds a payload file at an arbitrary target path within the archive, likely for arbitrary file write or RCE.

Description

ApostropheCMS is an open-source content management framework. Prior to version 3.5.3 of `@apostrophecms/import-export`, The `extract()` function in `gzip.js` constructs file-write paths using `fs.createWriteStream(path.join(exportPath, header.name))`. `path.join()` does not resolve or sanitise traversal segments such as `../`. It concatenates them as-is, meaning a tar entry named `../../evil.js` resolves to a path outside the intended extraction directory. No canonical-path check is performed before the write stream is opened. This is a textbook Zip Slip vulnerability. Any user who has been granted the Global Content Modify permission — a role routinely assigned to content editors and site managers — can upload a crafted `.tar.gz` file through the standard CMS import UI and write attacker-controlled content to any path the Node.js process can reach on the host filesystem. Version 3.5.3 of `@apostrophecms/import-export` fixes the issue.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC
by 0xEr3n · poc
https://github.com/0xEr3n/CVE-2026-32731

The PoC generates a malicious tar.gz archive exploiting a path traversal vulnerability in CVE-2026-32731. It embeds a payload file at an arbitrary target path within the archive, likely for arbitrary file write or RCE.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Other
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Unknown (likely a file extraction or archive handling utility)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: payload file · target path
devstral-2 · analyzed Mar 19, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 9.9
EPSS 0.0010
EPSS Percentile 27.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (2)
apostrophecms/import-export < 3.5.3 (2 CPE variants)
apostrophecms/import-export 0 - 3.5.3npm
Published Mar 18, 2026
Tracked Since Mar 19, 2026