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CVE-2026-70590 (GCVE-0-2026-70590)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-04 21:27 – Updated: 2026-08-05 14:28
VLAI
Title
Ghost: Blind Password Hash Disclosure in Ghost Admin API
Summary
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. Prior to 6.54.1, any staff-level user was able to leak the hashed passwords of other staff users through the Ghost Admin API. An offline password-guessing attack against the hashes could lead to account takeover if successful, but Device Verification should have prevented an attacker from logging in with a recovered password. Depending on the database used, leaked hashes may not have had the correct casing for all characters, increasing the difficulty of a password-guessing attack. This issue is fixed in version 6.54.1.
Severity
4.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-05 14:01 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-200 - Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
TryGhost Ghost Affected: < 6.54.1
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