CVE-2026-22595
Ghost has Staff Token permission bypass
Description
### Impact A vulnerability in Ghost's handling of Staff Token authentication allowed certain endpoints to be accessed that were only intended to be accessible via Staff Session authentication. External systems that have been authenticated via Staff Tokens for Admin/Owner-role users would have had access to these endpoints. ### Vulnerable versions This vulnerability is present in Ghost v5.121.0 to v5.130.5 to and Ghost v6.0.0 to v6.10.3. ### Patches v5.130.6 and v6.11.0 contain a fix for this issue. ### References Ghost thanks Sho Odagiri of GMO Cybersecurity by Ierae, Inc. for discovering and disclosing this vulnerability responsibly. ### For more information If there are any questions or comments about this advisory, email Ghost at [security@ghost.org](mailto:security@ghost.org).
How to fix CVE-2026-22595
To remediate CVE-2026-22595, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 5.130.6 or later
- —upgrade to 6.11.0 or later
Is CVE-2026-22595 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- >= 5.121.0, < 5.130.6, >= 6.0.0, < 6.11.0
- >= 6.0.0, < 6.11.0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |