CVE-2026-105680

Ghost: Authorization Issue Allowed Author Role to Delete any Post

6.5 MediumFix available

Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 5.81.0 until 6.60.0, staff with the Author role could delete posts and pages that they did not author. This issue is fixed in version 6.60.0.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.27%Unchanged since Oct 6, 2026

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.5

Ghost: Authorization Issue Allowed Author Role to Delete any Post

Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 5.81.0 until 6.60.0, staff with the Author role could delete posts and pages that they did not author. This issue is fixed in version 6.60.0.

Record: CVE-2026-105680
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-862
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2026-92771 6.5

Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 5.81.0 until 6.60.0, staff with the Author role could delete posts and pages that they did not author. This issue is fixed in version 6.60.0.

Record: EUVD-2026-92771
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x3mg-q38v-m562 6.5

Ghost: Authorization Issue Allowed Author Role to Delete any Post

Impact

Staff with the Author role could delete posts and pages that they did not author.

Vulnerable versions

This vulnerability is present in Ghost from v5.81.0 up to v6.60.0.

Patches

v6.60.0 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 Ethan Wilkins of Armadin, Mihir Shishulkar, Jan Kahmen of TuringPoint, and Hao Long 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-x3mg-q38v-m562
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-862
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 6.5

Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 5.81.0 until 6.60.0, staff with the Author role could delete posts and pages that they did not author. This issue is fixed in version 6.60.0.

Record: CVE-2026-105680
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-862
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 6.5

Ghost: Authorization Issue Allowed Author Role to Delete any Post

Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 5.81.0 until 6.60.0, staff with the Author role could delete posts and pages that they did not author. This issue is fixed in version 6.60.0.

Record: CVE-2026-105680
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-862
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-x3mg-q38v-m562 6.5

Ghost: Authorization Issue Allowed Author Role to Delete any Post

Impact

Staff with the Author role could delete posts and pages that they did not author.

Vulnerable versions

This vulnerability is present in Ghost from v5.81.0 up to v6.60.0.

Patches

v6.60.0 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 Ethan Wilkins of Armadin, Mihir Shishulkar, Jan Kahmen of TuringPoint, and Hao Long 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-x3mg-q38v-m562
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-862
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVBIT-ghost-2026-105680 No score

Ghost: Authorization Issue Allowed Author Role to Delete any Post

Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 5.81.0 until 6.60.0, staff with the Author role could delete posts and pages that they did not author. This issue is fixed in version 6.60.0.

Record: BIT-ghost-2026-105680
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

tryghost ghost

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`ghost` npm	5.81.0 up to 6.60.0	6.60.0
`ghost` Bitnami	5.81.0 up to 6.60.0	6.60.0

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-105680 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) 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 0.27%, the 19th percentile. Fixed in ghost 6.60.0.