CVE-2026-26980 (GCVE-0-2026-26980)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-20 01:00 – Updated: 2026-05-26 13:35
VLAI Previdian
Title
Ghost has a SQL Injection in its Content API
Summary
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. Versions 3.24.0 through 6.19.0 allow unauthenticated attackers to perform arbitrary reads from the database. This issue has been fixed in version 6.19.1.
Severity
9.4 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-02-20 15:30 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
TryGhost Ghost Affected: >= 3.24.0, < 6.19.1
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Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 7745d5d7-2d4a-4fe5-b165-f069b289ff62

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2026-26980

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2026-09-21 22:32 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2026-09-21
Asserted: 2026-09-21
Scope
Notes: Ghost has a SQL Injection in its Content API | Affected: TryGhost / Ghost | CVSS: 9.4 (CRITICAL) | EPSS: 0.70208 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: previdian

Details
Feed Previdian (previdian.com)
Title Ghost has a SQL Injection in its Content API
Cve Id CVE-2026-26980
Vendor TryGhost
Ghsa Id None
Product Ghost
Added Date 2026-09-21T22:32:51.000Z
Cvss Score 9.4
Epss Score 0.70208
Previous Ids
Cvss Severity CRITICAL
Virtual Patch False
Cvss Estimated False
Epss Percentile 0.99368
Used In Malware unknown
Vulnerability Id CVE-2026-26980
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-09-22 23:00 UTC | Updated: 2026-09-22 23:00 UTC
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