8.1

CVE-2026-22594: ghost Improper Authentication

CVSS: 8.1v3.1HighAnalyzed
AliasesGHSA-5fp7-g646-ccf4BIT-ghost-2026-22594
Published 10-01-2026Last modified 12-01-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-22594 is a high (CVSS 8.1) Improper Authentication vulnerability in ghost. EPSS estimates a 1.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
43/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.1/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
1.31%
0%100%
Low · +0.17 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1metasploit

Timeline

  1. 10-01-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 12-01-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Ghost is a Node.js content management system. In versions 5.105.0 through 5.130.5 and 6.0.0 through 6.10.3, a vulnerability in Ghost's 2FA mechanism allows staff users to skip email 2FA. This issue has been patched in versions 5.130.6 and 6.11.0.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.31%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

70%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.17 pp

From 1.15% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
1.31%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • MetasploitMetasploitremoteVerified

    Ghost CMS Remote Code Execution

    exploit/multi/http/ghostcms_auth_rce_cve_2026_29053

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ghost1 product
  • ghost≥ 5.105.0, < 5.130.6 | ≥ 6.0.0, < 6.11.0
Npm1 product
  • ghost≥ 6.0.0, < 6.11.0 | ≥ 5.105.0, < 5.130.6
Tryghost1 product
  • ghost≥ 6.0.0, < 6.11.0 | ≥ 5.105.0, < 5.130.6

3 vendors · 3 products

References

5 links