8.5

CVE-2026-103286: tryghost ghost Incorrect Privilege Assignment

CVSS: 8.5v4.0HighDeferred
Published 01-10-2026Last modified 01-10-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-103286 is a high (CVSS 8.5) Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in tryghost ghost. EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 7.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
34/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.5/10
010
High · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.18%
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 from 2.21.0 before 6.56.0 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability in the notifications system that allows low-privilege staff users to escalate to higher-privilege staff roles. Attackers with low-privilege staff access can exploit the notifications system to gain elevated privileges without proper authorization checks.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.18%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

8%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Change unavailable

Change unavailable

02-10-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.18%

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
  • ghost≥ 2.21.0, < 6.56.0

1 vendor · 1 product

References

2 links