CVE-2026-26980
Versions 3.24.0 through 6.19.0 allow unauthenticated attackers to perform arbitrary reads from the database.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 71.1%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
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 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 71.09% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 7 May 2026
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Affected
- ghost/ghost
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
EPSS moved from 5.0% on 24 September 2026 to 71.1% on 30 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/30868d632b2252b638bc8a4c8ebf73964592ed91Patch
- https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.19.1Product, Release Notes
- https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-w52v-v783-gw97Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://blog.xlab.qianxin.com/ghost-cms-page-poisoning-cve-2026-26980/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.