[ CVE-2026-105678 · Published 5 Oct 2026 ]

Ghost: Editors Could Promote Staff Users to Their Own Role

CVSS 4.3 EPSS <1%Fix available

[ Description ]Official description

Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 0.5.0 until 6.64.0, 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. This issue is fixed in version 6.64.0.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

  • ghost 6.64.0Fixed version · GitHub Advisories · npm package ghost: upgrade to 6.64.0 or later (affected >= 0.5.0, < 6.64.0)

[ Packages ]Affected open-source packages