Medium severity · published Oct 5, 2026
CVE-2026-105681
Ghost: Authorization Bypass in Comments Feature
6.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 5.9.0 until 6.44.1, an input validation issue allowed members to access comments they were not authorized to access. This issue is fixed in version 6.44.1.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 18% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GH
Ghost · TryGhost
>= 5.9.0, < 6.44.1 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105681
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-105681
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-6q6j-f24j-p477
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/pull/28297
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/405c2623ff9060295d4a87d3a0eb4ef766c8d2d3
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.44.1
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