Medium severity · published Oct 5, 2026
CVE-2026-105680
Ghost: Authorization Issue Allowed Author Role to Delete any Post
6.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 5.81.0 until 6.60.0, staff with the Author role could delete posts and pages that they did not author. This issue is fixed in version 6.60.0.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 20% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GH
Ghost · TryGhost
>= 5.81.0, < 6.60.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105680
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-105680
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-x3mg-q38v-m562
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/issues/30283
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/cf2f718a67faa342c27989b701554ddd63862165
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.60.0
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