{"id":"CVE-2026-103268","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-103268","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T00:59:58.026Z","title":"Ghost versions before 6.62.0 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows suspended staff users to reactivate their accounts through self-service password reset.","description":"Ghost versions before 6.62.0 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows suspended staff users to reactivate their accounts through self-service password reset. Attackers with suspended staff credentials can perform password reset operations to regain active account access and restore their original privileges.","published":"2026-10-01T11:17:22.000Z","lastModified":"2026-10-01T15:06:17.000Z","status":"Deferred","sourceIdentifier":"disclosure@vulncheck.com","cvss":{"version":"4.0","score":8.7,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M"},"cwe":["CWE-862"],"affected":[],"epss":{"score":0.00317,"percentile":0.24409,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[{"date":"2026-10-02","score":0.00317,"percentile":0.22388}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.32%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[{"kind":"new","label":"New CVE","at":"2026-10-01T11:17:22.000Z","detail":{"score":"8.7","severity":"HIGH","publishedAt":"2026-10-01T11:17:22.073Z"},"summary":"New CVE, high severity (CVSS 8.7)."}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-q734-xjgc-vpj9","source":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ghost-1.0.0-before-6.62.0-suspension-bypass-via-password-reset","source":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-103268","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}