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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-105678

Editors Could Promote Staff Users to Their Own Role

Published Sep 17, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 5, 2026 · Editors Could Promote Staff

Last checked Nov 1, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-105678. EPSS is 0.20%. Act only if a listed version of Editors Could Promote Staff is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Editors Could Promote Staff).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium4.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.20%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
npm ghost

### Impact Staff users with the Editor or Super Editor role were able to assign their own role to Author and Contributor users, despite not having permission to assign that role. ### Vulnerable versions This vulnerability is present in Ghost from v0.5.0 up to v6.64.0. ### Patches v6.64.0 contains a fix for this issue. ### How to update For self-hosters using Docker, find [Docker's official Ghost image here](https://hub.docker.com/_/ghost). Updating a Docker-based Ghost instance [is documented here](https://docs.ghost.org/install/docker#updating-ghost). If your Ghost is a Ghost-CLI install see our documentation on [updating it to the latest version here](https://docs.ghost.org/update). ### References We thank [SecBuddyF](https://github.com/SecBuddyF) of [Tencent KeenLab](https://github.com/KeenSecurityLab), [Santosh Kumar Puppala](https://github.com/Santoshkumarpuppala), Pedro Pinho, and [Nhat Anh Vu](https://github.com/nhattanhh) for disclosing this vulnerability responsibly. ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, email us at [security@ghost.org](mailto:security@ghost.org).

Are you affected?

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  • npm ghost>= 0.5.0, < 6.64.0

How to fix CVE-2026-105678

  • Upgrade

    CVE-2026-105678 lists a fix boundary at 6.64.0. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.

  • Version check

    Affected < 6.64.0

  • Advisory

    Open the inventory_github record and follow its fix.

  • Official advisories

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-105678. EPSS is 0.20%. Act only if a listed version of Editors Could Promote Staff is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with >= 0.5.0, < 6.64.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management; CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization. EPSS 0.20%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Ghost security

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Sep 17, 2026 · Maintainer security tabs

    Detected

    ### Impact Staff users with the Editor or Super Editor role were able to assign their own role to Author and Contributor users, despite not having permission to assign that role. ### Vulnerable versions This vulnerability is present in Ghost from v0.5.0 up to v6.64.0. ### Patches v6.64.0 contains a fix for this issue. ### How to update For self-hosters using Docker, find [Docker's official Ghost i

  2. Oct 5, 2026 · Maintainer security tabs

    Updated

    ### Impact Staff users with the Editor or Super Editor role were able to assign their own role to Author and Contributor users, despite not having permission to assign that role. ### Vulnerable versions This vulnerability is present in Ghost from v0.5.0 up to v6.64.0. ### Patches v6.64.0 contains a fix for this issue. ### How to update For self-hosters using Docker, find [Docker's official Ghost i

Sources

  • Maintainer security tabsVendor advisoryGHSA-4pvx-fwjj-8gpc

    ### Impact Staff users with the Editor or Super Editor role were able to assign their own role to Author and Contributor users, despite not having permission to assign that role. ### Vulnerable versions This vulnerability is present in Ghost from v0.5.0 up to v6.64.0. ### Patches v6.64.0 contains a fix for this issue. ### How to update For self-hosters using Docker, find [Docker's official Ghost i

    github.com

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 1, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • Maintainer security tabsNov 1, 2026