CVE-2026-105652
Ghost: Password Hash Ordering Disclosure in Ghost Admin API
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 0.7.2 until 6.64.0, any staff-level user was able to determine the relative ordering of other staff users' hashed passwords. This does not directly disclose password hashes, and does not provide a practical path to recovering a password. This issue is fixed in version 6.64.0.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Ghost: Password Hash Ordering Disclosure in Ghost Admin API
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 0.7.2 until 6.64.0, any staff-level user was able to determine the relative ordering of other staff users' hashed passwords. This does not directly disclose password hashes, and does not provide a practical path to recovering a password. This issue is fixed in version 6.64.0.
- Record
CVE-2026-105652- CVSS 3.1
- 3.1 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-203, CWE-943
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-92762
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 0.7.2 until 6.64.0, any staff-level user was able to determine the relative ordering of other staff users' hashed passwords. This does not directly disclose password hashes, and does not provide a practical path to recovering a password. This issue is fixed in version 6.64.0.
- Record
EUVD-2026-92762- CVSS 3.1
- 3.1 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-53vv-xm9f-mm82
Ghost: Password Hash Ordering Disclosure in Ghost Admin API
Impact
Any staff-level user was able to determine the relative ordering of other staff users' hashed passwords. This does not directly disclose password hashes, and does not provide a practical path to recovering a password.
Vulnerable versions
This vulnerability is present in Ghost from v0.7.2 up to v6.64.0.
Patches
v6.64.0 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 carfeii and 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-53vv-xm9f-mm82- CVSS 3.1
- 3.1 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-203, CWE-943
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 0.7.2 until 6.64.0, any staff-level user was able to determine the relative ordering of other staff users' hashed passwords. This does not directly disclose password hashes, and does not provide a practical path to recovering a password. This issue is fixed in version 6.64.0.
- Record
CVE-2026-105652- CVSS 3.1
- 3.1 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-203, CWE-943
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVCVE-2026-104415
Ghost 0.7.2 before 6.64.0 Password Hash Ordering Disclosure via Admin API
Ghost from 0.7.2 before 6.64.0 contains an information disclosure vulnerability in the Admin API that allows staff-level users to determine the relative ordering of other staff users' password hashes. Authenticated staff users can query the Admin API to infer hash ordering, though this does not directly reveal hashes or enable practical password recovery.
- Record
CVE-2026-104415- CVSS 4.0
- 2.3 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-203
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Ghost: Password Hash Ordering Disclosure in Ghost Admin API
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 0.7.2 until 6.64.0, any staff-level user was able to determine the relative ordering of other staff users' hashed passwords. This does not directly disclose password hashes, and does not provide a practical path to recovering a password. This issue is fixed in version 6.64.0.
- Record
CVE-2026-105652- CVSS 3.1
- 3.1 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-203, CWE-943
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-53vv-xm9f-mm82
Ghost: Password Hash Ordering Disclosure in Ghost Admin API
Impact
Any staff-level user was able to determine the relative ordering of other staff users' hashed passwords. This does not directly disclose password hashes, and does not provide a practical path to recovering a password.
Vulnerable versions
This vulnerability is present in Ghost from v0.7.2 up to v6.64.0.
Patches
v6.64.0 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 carfeii and 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-53vv-xm9f-mm82- CVSS 3.1
- 3.1 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-203, CWE-943
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-ghost-2026-104415 No score
Ghost 0.7.2 before 6.64.0 Password Hash Ordering Disclosure via Admin API
Ghost from 0.7.2 before 6.64.0 contains an information disclosure vulnerability in the Admin API that allows staff-level users to determine the relative ordering of other staff users' password hashes. Authenticated staff users can query the Admin API to infer hash ordering, though this does not directly reveal hashes or enable practical password recovery.
- Record
BIT-ghost-2026-104415- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-ghost-2026-105652 No score
Ghost: Password Hash Ordering Disclosure in Ghost Admin API
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 0.7.2 until 6.64.0, any staff-level user was able to determine the relative ordering of other staff users' hashed passwords. This does not directly disclose password hashes, and does not provide a practical path to recovering a password. This issue is fixed in version 6.64.0.
- Record
BIT-ghost-2026-105652- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-105652 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.1) in Tryghost Ghost, published October 2, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.26%, the 17th percentile. Fixed in ghost 6.64.0.
References
github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-53vv-xm9f-mm82
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105652
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