CVE-2026-22597 Ghost has SSRF via External Media Inliner
Authenticated staff users can exploit a media inlining flaw to read data from internal systems via Server-Side Request Forgery.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-22597?
CVE-2026-22597 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in TryGhost Ghost, published on 10 Jan 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. In versions 5.38.0 through 5.130.5 and 6.0.0 through 6.10.3, a vulnerability in Ghost’s media inliner mechanism allows staff users in possession of a valid authentication token for the Ghost Admin API to exfiltrate data from internal systems via SSRF. This issue has been patched in versions 5.130.6 and 6.11.0.
Weakness: CWE-918
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-22597?
5 open source packages ship an affected version, including ghost. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
ghost Bitnami | From 5.38.0 | 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-2026-22597?
Upgrade ghost to a fixed version for your release line: 5.130.6 or 6.11.0.
Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.
Is CVE-2026-22597 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-22597 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in TryGhost Ghost
Sources
Also known as BIT-ghost-2026-22597, GHSA-vmc4-9828-r48r.