Vulnerability report

Exploited in the wild High confidence Not in CISA KEV

CVE-2026-26980

Ghost has a SQL Injection in its Content API

TryGhost / Ghost · >= 3.24.0, < 6.19.1

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Severity
CVSS 9.4 · Critical
Confidence
High
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
70.2%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

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What it is

CVE-2026-26980 is an unauthenticated Ghost has a SQL Injection in its Content API. Ghost is a Node.js content management system. Versions 3.24.0 through 6.19.0 allow unauthenticated attackers to perform arbitrary...

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is high. Also confirmed by third-party sources.

Who is affected?

TryGhost / Ghost >= 3.24.0, < 6.19.1.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

Ghost is a Node.js content management system

Ghost is a Node.js content management system. Versions 3.24.0 through 6.19.0 allow unauthenticated attackers to perform arbitrary reads from the database. This issue has been fixed in version 6.19.1.

TryGhost Affected
Ghost
>= 3.24.0, < 6.19.1
Published
20 Feb 2026
Exploitation Reported
21 Sep 2026
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None

Tags

nodejs nuclei_scanner

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why Previdian marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

TheRegister

Recorded 21 Sep 2026

A trusted third party reported exploitation.

Proof of concept available

GitHub

Recorded 27 May 2026

Public scanner or PoC coverage increases practical exploitability.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
TheRegister First 2026-09-21 22:32 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
0
0
0

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Virtual patch status

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Scanner Reference Detected
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2026/CVE-2026-26980.yaml 01 Jun 2026

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

9.4 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

EPSS

70.2%

Weaknesses

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') CWE-89

Recent mention · TheRegister

Anthropic-linked CVEs pile up, attackers mostly shrug

Of 225 flaws found by Glasswing and tracked by VulnCheck researcher, just one has confirmed exploitation in the wild

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Potential Proof of Concepts

These PoCs are unverified and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

vognik/CVE-2026-26980

github · Created 2026-03-29 22:00:18 UTC · 10 stars · AI assessment 90%

💣 Exploit for CVE-2026-26980 — 👻 Ghost CMS Unauthenticated SQLi via Content API

Ghost CMS Content API - SQL Injection

nuclei · Created Unknown

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. 22:32 UTC

    Added to Previdian KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  2. 15:34 UTC

    Nuclei template available

    Scanner coverage available

  3. 22:00 UTC

    Public PoC available

    Public proof-of-concept code published

  4. 01:00 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  5. 01:41 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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  "confidence": "High",
  "cvss_score": 9.4,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.70208,
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