6.9

CVE-2026-103276: tryghost ghost Improper Handling of Alternate Encoding

CVSS: 6.9v4.0MediumDeferred
Published 01-10-2026Last modified 01-10-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-103276 is a medium (CVSS 6.9) Improper Handling of Alternate Encoding vulnerability in tryghost ghost. EPSS estimates a 0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 12.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
28/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.9/10
010
Medium · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.23%
0%100%
Low · Change unavailable
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 01-10-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 01-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Ghost versions before 6.20.0 contain a file extension filtering bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read theme templates and metadata. Attackers can use URL encoding to bypass extension validation and access sensitive theme files.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.23%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

13%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Change unavailable

Change unavailable

02-10-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.23%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Tryghost1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

2 links