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CVE-2026-103288: Ghost · Authorization Bypass in Comment Like Feature

Affects ghostSource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-103288· High 7.1

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.1 High : upgrade to 6.44.1 soon.

Data as of 27 Oct 2026, 15:12 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
7.1High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
Patch
Available – fixed in 6.44.1
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 1 Oct 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 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade ghost to 6.44.1.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
npmghostAffected
  • >=5.9.0 <6.44.1
Fixed in
  • 6.44.1

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Description

### Impact An input validation issue allowed members to delete comment likes / dislikes that they were not authorized to delete. ### Vulnerable versions This vulnerability is present in Ghost from v5.9.0 up to v6.44.1. ### Patches v6.44.1 contains a fix for this issue. ### How to update For self-hosters using Docker, find [Docker's official Ghost image here](https://hub.docker.com/_/ghost). Updating a Docker-based Ghost instance [is documented here](https://docs.ghost.org/install/docker#updating-ghost). If your Ghost is a Ghost-CLI install see our documentation on [updating it to the latest version here](https://docs.ghost.org/update). ### References Ghost thanks [Adel Assakaf](https://github.com/assakafpix) and [Arthur Gurunlian](https://github.com/Buggs777) as well as Geoffrey Diederichs of [Escape](https://escape.tech/) for disclosing this vulnerability responsibly. ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, email us at [security@ghost.org](mailto:security@ghost.org).

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