High severityOSV Advisory· Published Jan 10, 2026· Updated Jan 12, 2026
Ghost has Staff Token permission bypass
CVE-2026-22595
Description
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. In versions 5.121.0 through 5.130.5 and 6.0.0 through 6.10.3, a vulnerability in Ghost's handling of Staff Token authentication allowed certain endpoints to be accessed that were only intended to be accessible via Staff Session authentication. External systems that have been authenticated via Staff Tokens for Admin/Owner-role users would have had access to these endpoints. This issue has been patched in versions 5.130.6 and 6.11.0.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
ghostnpm | >= 6.0.0, < 6.11.0 | 6.11.0 |
ghostnpm | >= 5.105.0, < 5.130.6 | 5.130.6 |
Affected products
3- osv-coords2 versions
>= 5.121.0, < 5.130.6+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 5.121.0, < 5.130.6
- (no CPE)range: >= 6.0.0, < 6.11.0
Patches
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References
5- github.com/advisories/GHSA-9xg7-mwmp-xmjxghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22595ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/9513d2a35c21067127ce8192443d8919ddcefcc8ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/c3017f81a5387b253a7b8c1ba1959d430ee536a3ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-9xg7-mwmp-xmjxghsax_refsource_CONFIRMWEB
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