CVE-2026-26980

9.4 CRITICAL

Published: February 20, 2026 Modified: February 20, 2026

Description

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/30868d632b2252b638bc8a4c8ebf73964592ed91

Source: security-advisories@github.com

Patch

https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.19.1

Source: security-advisories@github.com

Product Release Notes

https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-w52v-v783-gw97

Source: security-advisories@github.com

Vendor Advisory Mitigation

3 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

9.4 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

0.1%

26th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-89

Affected Vendors

ghost

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