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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-26980

Ghost is a Node.js content management system.

Published Feb 20, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · Ghost is a Node.js

Patch now

CVE-2026-26980 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Ghost is a Node.js against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Ghost is a Node.js).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
High7.5
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
5.06%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe ghost/ghost · vendor ghost ghost

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. VulnCheck canary evidence.

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  • cpe ghost/ghostversion unspecified
  • vendor ghost ghostversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-26980

What to do

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

Should you patch?

CVE-2026-26980 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Ghost is a Node.js against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-89: SQL Injection. EPSS 5.06%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Feb 20, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. May 21, 2026 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

  3. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-26980

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-26980

    30-day exploitation probability 5.1%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-26980

    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.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2026-26980

    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.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.