CVE-2026-105681
Ghost: Authorization Bypass in Comments Feature
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 5.9.0 until 6.44.1, an input validation issue allowed members to access comments they were not authorized to access. This issue is fixed in version 6.44.1.
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
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Ghost: Authorization Bypass in Comments Feature
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 5.9.0 until 6.44.1, an input validation issue allowed members to access comments they were not authorized to access. This issue is fixed in version 6.44.1.
- Record
CVE-2026-105681- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-943
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-92772
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 5.9.0 until 6.44.1, an input validation issue allowed members to access comments they were not authorized to access. This issue is fixed in version 6.44.1.
- Record
EUVD-2026-92772- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6q6j-f24j-p477
Ghost: Authorization Bypass in Comments Feature
Impact
An input validation issue allowed members to access comments they were not authorized to access.
Vulnerable versions
This vulnerability is present in Ghost from v5.9.0 up to v6.44.1.
Patches
v6.44.1 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 Himanshu Anand (@anand_himanshu) 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-6q6j-f24j-p477- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-943
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 5.9.0 until 6.44.1, an input validation issue allowed members to access comments they were not authorized to access. This issue is fixed in version 6.44.1.
- Record
CVE-2026-105681- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-943
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVCVE-2026-103289
Ghost 5.9.0 before 6.44.1 Authorization Bypass via Comments
Ghost from 5.9.0 before 6.44.1 contains an input validation issue in the comments feature that allows authenticated members to access comments they are not authorized to view, resulting in disclosure of restricted comment data.
- Record
CVE-2026-103289- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-943
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Ghost: Authorization Bypass in Comments Feature
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 5.9.0 until 6.44.1, an input validation issue allowed members to access comments they were not authorized to access. This issue is fixed in version 6.44.1.
- Record
CVE-2026-105681- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-943
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-6q6j-f24j-p477
Ghost: Authorization Bypass in Comments Feature
Impact
An input validation issue allowed members to access comments they were not authorized to access.
Vulnerable versions
This vulnerability is present in Ghost from v5.9.0 up to v6.44.1.
Patches
v6.44.1 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 Himanshu Anand (@anand_himanshu) 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-6q6j-f24j-p477- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-943
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-ghost-2026-103289 No score
Ghost 5.9.0 before 6.44.1 Authorization Bypass via Comments
Ghost from 5.9.0 before 6.44.1 contains an input validation issue in the comments feature that allows authenticated members to access comments they are not authorized to view, resulting in disclosure of restricted comment data.
- Record
BIT-ghost-2026-103289- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-ghost-2026-105681 No score
Ghost: Authorization Bypass in Comments Feature
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 5.9.0 until 6.44.1, an input validation issue allowed members to access comments they were not authorized to access. This issue is fixed in version 6.44.1.
- Record
BIT-ghost-2026-105681- 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-2026-105681 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Tryghost Ghost, published October 1, 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 6.44.1.
References
github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-6q6j-f24j-p477
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105681
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