CVE-2026-22595 Ghost has Staff Token permission bypass
Attackers with Staff Tokens can bypass authentication checks to access endpoints restricted to Staff Sessions, potentially exposing sensitive admin functions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-22595?
CVE-2026-22595 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in TryGhost Ghost, published on 10 Jan 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-22595?
5 open source packages ship an affected version, including ghost. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
ghost Bitnami | From 5.121.0 | 5.130.6, 6.11.0 |
ghost npm | From 5.105.0 | 5.130.6 |
ghost npm | From 5.105.0 | 5.130.6 |
ghost npm | From 6.0.0 | 6.11.0 |
ghost npm | From 6.0.0 | 6.11.0 |
Products include Ghost Ghost.
How do I fix CVE-2026-22595?
Upgrade ghost to a fixed version for your release line: 5.130.6 or 6.11.0.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-22595 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-22595 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in TryGhost Ghost
Sources
Also known as BIT-ghost-2026-22595, GHSA-9xg7-mwmp-xmjx.