5.1

CVE-2026-22597: ghost Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

CVSS: 5.1v4.0MediumAnalyzed
AliasesGHSA-vmc4-9828-r48rBIT-ghost-2026-22597
Published 10-01-2026Last modified 12-01-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-22597 is a medium (CVSS 5.1) Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in ghost. EPSS estimates a 0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
20/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.1/10
010
Medium · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.30%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

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 5.38.0 through 5.130.5 and 6.0.0 through 6.10.3, a vulnerability in Ghost’s media inliner mechanism allows staff users in possession of a valid authentication token for the Ghost Admin API to exfiltrate data from internal systems via SSRF. This issue has been patched in versions 5.130.6 and 6.11.0.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.30%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

21%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.30% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.30%

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

Ghost1 product
  • ghost≥ 5.38.0, < 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 | ≥ 5.38.0, < 5.130.6

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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