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CVE-2026-26980

Ghost is a Node.js content management system. Versions 3.24.0 through 6.19.0 allow unauthenticated attackers to perform

Ghost is a Node.js content management system. Versions 3.24.0 through 6.19.0 allow unauthenticated attackers to perform arbitrary reads from the database. This issue has been fixed in version 6.19.1.

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.4 EPSS 0.56657
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
  • EPSS percentile: top 2% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • SSVC automatable: yes - attacks can be scripted at scale
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
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Affected Products & Versions

1
ghost>= 3.24.0 and < 6.19.1
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
npm ghost CRITICAL fixed in 6.19.1
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Public Exploits & PoCs

2
webappsGhost CMS 6.19.0 - SQLi2026-05-07
nucleiGhost CMS Content API - SQL Injectioncritical
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Scoring & Timeline

9.4
CRITICAL · CVSS v3.1 · security-advisories@github.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD20 Feb 2026 · 02:16 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
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Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
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References & Sources

3
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/30868d632b2252b638bc8a4c8ebf73964592ed91Patch
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.19.1ProductRelease Notes
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-w52v-v783-gw97MitigationVendor Advisory
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