CVE-2026-103286 PUBLISHED

Ghost 2.21.0 before 6.56.0 Privilege Escalation via Notifications

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 30.09.2026 Published: 01.10.2026 Updated: 01.10.2026

Ghost versions from 2.21.0 before 6.56.0 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability in the notifications system that allows low-privilege staff users to escalate to higher-privilege staff roles. Attackers with low-privilege staff access can exploit the notifications system to gain elevated privileges without proper authorization checks.

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 8.5

Exploitability Metrics		Vulnerable System Impact Metrics		Subsequent System Impact Metrics
Attack Vector	Network	Confidentiality	High	Confidentiality	None
Attack Complexity	Low	Integrity	High	Integrity	None
Attack Requirements	None	Availability	None	Availability	None
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	Passive

CVSS 4.0

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS Score: 7.3

Attack Vector	Network	Scope	Unchanged
Attack Complexity	Low	Confidentiality Impact	High
Privileges Required	Low	Integrity Impact	High
User Interaction	Required	Availability Impact	None

CVSS 3.1

Product Status

Vendor	TryGhost
Product	Ghost
Versions	Default: unaffected affected from 2.21.0 to 6.56.0 (excl.) Version 6.56.0 is unaffected

References

Problem Types

Incorrect Privilege Assignment CWE