Medium severity · published Oct 5, 2026
CVE-2026-105676
Ghost: Path Traversal via Locale Setting
4.9
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 1.20.0 until 6.64.0, a vulnerability in how Ghost loads theme translation files allowed an authenticated Administrator to read JSON files outside of the active theme's directory, potentially exposing server configuration secrets. This issue is fixed in version 6.64.0.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 34% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GH
Ghost · TryGhost
>= 1.20.0, < 6.64.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105676
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-105676
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-m382-6jw4-fmp6
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/issues/30635
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/d2f498694be549074dd5817fd0e8a1371b65df02
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.64.0
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