# CVE-2026-72596: Ghost Foundation Ghost - Broken Access Control

> Authenticated Author users can delete posts owned by others due to missing authorization checks in the post model.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 11 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x7gh-ph2w-vvr2

## What is CVE-2026-72596?

CVE-2026-72596 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Ghost, published on 11 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A broken access control vulnerability in Ghost Foundation Ghost 5.x allows authenticated Author-role users to delete posts owned by other users. The post model permissible() cascade is missing the branch that handles the combined isAuthor and isDestroy condition, causing the authorization check to fall through and permit the deletion. An attacker with an Author account can delete any post on the platform.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-72596?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-72596?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-72596 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-72596 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-72596 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-72596 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-72596 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Ghost, published on 11 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-72596 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ghost. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-72596/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-72596/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72596
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72596
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-72596

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-72596/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.