CVE-2026-26980

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 v3 9.4 CRITICAL

9.4^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.5

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/30868d632b2252b638bc8a4c8ebf73964592ed91	Patch
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.19.1	Product Release Notes
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-w52v-v783-gw97	Vendor Advisory Mitigation

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:ghost:ghost:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

History

20 Feb 2026, 19:22

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:ghost:ghost::::::node.js::*
First Time		Ghost Ghost ghost
References	~~() https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/30868d632b2252b638bc8a4c8ebf73964592ed91 -~~	() https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/30868d632b2252b638bc8a4c8ebf73964592ed91 - Patch
References	~~() https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.19.1 -~~	() https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.19.1 - Product, Release Notes
References	~~() https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-w52v-v783-gw97 -~~	() https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-w52v-v783-gw97 - Vendor Advisory, Mitigation

20 Feb 2026, 02:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-02-20 02:16

Updated : 2026-02-20 19:22

NVD link : CVE-2026-26980

Mitre link : CVE-2026-26980

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-26980

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ghost

ghost

CWE

CWE-89

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

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