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CVE-2026-26980

Ghost has a SQL Injection in its Content API

Published: Feb 20, 2026Updated: May 26, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-89
NVD MITRE
9.4CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
16.5%
Top 3.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
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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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:L
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-89

Affected Products

GhostGhost Foundation
On-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
GhostTryGhost
SaaS
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
ghostghost
On-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
ghostnpmOSS Libraries
ghost foundationoss-projectWeb & CMS Pluginsaka ghost
tryghostcommercialWeb & CMS Pluginsaka ghost, express-hbs
ghostoss-projectWeb & CMS Plugins
npmpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
Workaround Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Initial Access
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References

https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-w52v-v783-gw97
github.com
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/30868d632b2252b638bc8a4c8ebf73964592ed91
github.com
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.19.1
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Timeline

Published
Feb 20, 2026
Last Updated
May 26, 2026
News mentions
1

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