CVE-2026-105648
Ghost: Private IP Filtering Bypass via IPv6 Transition Addresses
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 6.0.9 until 6.65.0, a validation issue allowed some functionality, such as Webmentions, to be abused by an unauthenticated user to make limited HTTP requests to hosts in the Ghost server's internal network on some network configurations. A successful attack would not result in any response data being returned. This issue is fixed in version 6.65.0.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
4.0
Ghost: Private IP Filtering Bypass via IPv6 Transition Addresses
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 6.0.9 until 6.65.0, a validation issue allowed some functionality, such as Webmentions, to be abused by an unauthenticated user to make limited HTTP requests to hosts in the Ghost server's internal network on some network configurations. A successful attack would not result in any response data being returned. This issue is fixed in version 6.65.0.
- Record
CVE-2026-105648- CVSS 3.1
- 4.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-184, CWE-918
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-92755
4.0
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 6.0.9 until 6.65.0, a validation issue allowed some functionality, such as Webmentions, to be abused by an unauthenticated user to make limited HTTP requests to hosts in the Ghost server's internal network on some network configurations. A successful attack would not result in any response data being returned. This issue is fixed in version 6.65.0.
- Record
EUVD-2026-92755- CVSS 3.1
- 4.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r7f2-6fj8-6fg2
4.0
Ghost: Private IP Filtering Bypass via IPv6 Transition Addresses
Impact
A validation issue allowed some functionality, such as Webmentions, to be abused by an unauthenticated user to make limited HTTP requests to hosts in the Ghost server's internal network on some network configurations. A successful attack would not result in any response data being returned.
Vulnerable versions
This vulnerability is present in Ghost from v6.0.9 up to v6.64.0.
Patches
v6.65.0 contains a fix for this issue.
How to update
For self-hosters using Docker, find Docker's official Ghost image here. Updating a Docker-based Ghost instance is documented here.
If your Ghost is a Ghost-CLI install see our documentation on updating it to the latest version here.
References
Ghost thanks Nhat Anh Vu for disclosing this vulnerability responsibly.
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, email us at [email protected].
- Record
GHSA-r7f2-6fj8-6fg2- CVSS 3.1
- 4.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-184, CWE-918
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
4.0
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 6.0.9 until 6.65.0, a validation issue allowed some functionality, such as Webmentions, to be abused by an unauthenticated user to make limited HTTP requests to hosts in the Ghost server's internal network on some network configurations. A successful attack would not result in any response data being returned. This issue is fixed in version 6.65.0.
- Record
CVE-2026-105648- CVSS 3.1
- 4.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-184, CWE-918
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
4.0
Ghost: Private IP Filtering Bypass via IPv6 Transition Addresses
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 6.0.9 until 6.65.0, a validation issue allowed some functionality, such as Webmentions, to be abused by an unauthenticated user to make limited HTTP requests to hosts in the Ghost server's internal network on some network configurations. A successful attack would not result in any response data being returned. This issue is fixed in version 6.65.0.
- Record
CVE-2026-105648- CVSS 3.1
- 4.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-184, CWE-918
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-r7f2-6fj8-6fg2
4.0
Ghost: Private IP Filtering Bypass via IPv6 Transition Addresses
Impact
A validation issue allowed some functionality, such as Webmentions, to be abused by an unauthenticated user to make limited HTTP requests to hosts in the Ghost server's internal network on some network configurations. A successful attack would not result in any response data being returned.
Vulnerable versions
This vulnerability is present in Ghost from v6.0.9 up to v6.64.0.
Patches
v6.65.0 contains a fix for this issue.
How to update
For self-hosters using Docker, find Docker's official Ghost image here. Updating a Docker-based Ghost instance is documented here.
If your Ghost is a Ghost-CLI install see our documentation on updating it to the latest version here.
References
Ghost thanks Nhat Anh Vu for disclosing this vulnerability responsibly.
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, email us at [email protected].
- Record
GHSA-r7f2-6fj8-6fg2- CVSS 3.1
- 4.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-184, CWE-918
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-ghost-2026-105648 No score
Ghost: Private IP Filtering Bypass via IPv6 Transition Addresses
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 6.0.9 until 6.65.0, a validation issue allowed some functionality, such as Webmentions, to be abused by an unauthenticated user to make limited HTTP requests to hosts in the Ghost server's internal network on some network configurations. A successful attack would not result in any response data being returned. This issue is fixed in version 6.65.0.
- Record
BIT-ghost-2026-105648- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-105648 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.0) in Tryghost Ghost, published October 5, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.30%, the 22nd percentile. Fixed in ghost 6.65.0.
References
github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-r7f2-6fj8-6fg2
github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/pull/30917
github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/20d3f792bf4a7c349ee56b746a067550d8684ff5
github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.65.0
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105648
github.com/advisories/GHSA-r7f2-6fj8-6fg2
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/105xxx/CVE-2026-105648.json
github.com/TryGhost/Ghost