CVE-2026-22597

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 v3 2.7 LOW

2.7^/10

CVSS v3 : LOW

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.2 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/15d49131ff4aac3aca8642501c793f01f2bfcbb9	Patch
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/93add549ccf079d8e28bdb724fbb71a76942ff51	Patch
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-vmc4-9828-r48r	Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ghost:ghost::::::node.js::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ghost:ghost::::::node.js::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-01-10 03:15

Updated : 2026-01-15 18:36

NVD link : CVE-2026-22597

Mitre link : CVE-2026-22597

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-22597

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ghost

ghost

CWE

CWE-918

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

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