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CVE-2026-22595VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2026-22595: TryGhost Ghost · Incorrect Authorization

Affects TryGhost GhostSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.1 High : upgrade to 6.11.0 or 5.130.6 soon.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.1High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 44% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 6.11.0, 5.130.6
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 10 Jan 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.

What to do

Upgrade TryGhost Ghost to 6.11.0 or 5.130.6.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
TryGhostGhostAffected
  • >=6.0.0 <6.11.0
  • >=5.121.0 <5.130.6
Fixed in
  • 6.11.0
  • 5.130.6

AI-suggested

European organizations should immediately upgrade affected Ghost CMS instances to versions 5.130.6 or 6.11.0 or later to remediate the vulnerability. Additionally, review and restrict the issuance and scope of Staff Tokens, ensuring they are granted only to trusted external systems with minimal necessary privileges. Implement strict monitoring and logging of API access, focusing on Staff Token usage patterns to detect anomalous activities. Employ network segmentation to isolate CMS management interfaces and limit exposure to external networks. Conduct regular audits of user roles and token permissions to minimize privilege creep. Where possible, enforce multi-factor authentication for administrative access and rotate tokens periodically. Finally, integrate vulnerability management processes to promptly identify and patch similar authorization issues in third-party software components.

Description

Ghost is a Node.js content management system. In versions 5.121.0 through 5.130.5 and 6.0.0 through 6.10.3, a vulnerability in Ghost's handling of Staff Token authentication allowed certain endpoints to be accessed that were only intended to be accessible via Staff Session authentication. External systems that have been authenticated via Staff Tokens for Admin/Owner-role users would have had access to these endpoints. This issue has been patched in versions 5.130.6 and 6.11.0.

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