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CVE-2026-29053 (GCVE-0-2026-29053)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-05 05:51 – Updated: 2026-03-05 15:29

Title

Ghost Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via Malicious Themes

Summary

Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From version 0.7.2 to 6.19.0, specifically crafted malicious themes can execute arbitrary code on the server running Ghost. This issue has been patched in version 6.19.1.

Severity ?

7.7 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

CWE-74 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

Assigner

GitHub_M

References

URL

Tags

https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/adviso…

x_refsource_CONFIRM

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	TryGhost	Ghost	Affected: >= 0.7.2, < 6.19.1

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FKIE_CVE-2026-29053

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-03-05 06:16 - Updated: 2026-03-09 18:40

Severity ?

7.6 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

References

	URL	Tags
	security-advisories@github.com	https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-cgc2-rcrh-qr5x	Vendor Advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	ghost	ghost	*

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bit-ghost-2026-29053

Vulnerability from bitnami_vulndb

Published

2026-03-07 08:42

Modified

2026-03-10 09:11

Summary

Ghost Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via Malicious Themes

Details

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GHSA-CGC2-RCRH-QR5X

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-03 20:01 – Updated: 2026-03-05 15:28

Summary

Ghost Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via Malicious Themes

Details

Impact

Specifically crafted malicious themes can execute arbitrary code on the server running Ghost.

Vulnerable Versions

This vulnerability is present in Ghost v0.7.2 to v6.19.0.

Patches

v6.19.1 contains a fix for this issue.

Workarounds

Ghost generally recommends users refrain from installing untrusted themes. If a malicious theme has already been installed, it is recommended to uninstall the theme and then inspect it to understand its impact, which will be attack-specific.

References

Ghost thanks Cristian-Alexandru Staicu at Endor Labs for disclosing this vulnerability responsibly.

For more information

If there are any questions or comments about this advisory, email Ghost at security@ghost.org.

Severity ?

7.6 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.

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CVE-2026-29053 (GCVE-0-2026-29053)

FKIE_CVE-2026-29053

bit-ghost-2026-29053

Vulnerability from bitnami_vulndb

GHSA-CGC2-RCRH-QR5X

Impact

Vulnerable Versions

Patches

Workarounds

References

For more information

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Nomenclature