CVE-2026-26980
Unauthenticated DB reads in Ghost CMS allow data exposure.
Is CVE-2026-26980 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-26980 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 70% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-26980?
CVE-2026-26980 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.4. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-26980?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-26980. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-26980 affect?
CVE-2026-26980 affects Ghost CMS versions 3.24.0–6.19.0. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-26980?
Upgrade to 6.19.1+
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Unauthenticated reads expose sensitive data from Ghost CMS database (CWE-89).
Immediate action required
- affected>= 3.24.0 and < 6.19.1
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.