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.
Published: 2026-10-05
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-4pvx-fwjj-8gpc Ghost: Editors Could Promote Staff Users to Their Own Role
History

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 22:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 06 Oct 2026 21:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Ghost
Ghost ghost
Vendors & Products Ghost
Ghost ghost

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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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.
Title Ghost: Editors Could Promote Staff Users to Their Own Role
Weaknesses CWE-269
CWE-863
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-07T21:44:35.429Z

Reserved: 2026-10-05T17:48:58.626Z

Link: CVE-2026-105678

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-07T21:44:30.286Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-05T20:17:14.913

Modified: 2026-10-07T22:17:02.547

Link: CVE-2026-105678

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-06T20:45:05Z

Weaknesses