Code execution via theme translation files in Ghost CMS
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-829.
Summary
Ghost, a Node.js content management system, is affected from 6.10.3 before 6.64.0. A flaw in how Ghost loads theme translation files lets an authenticated Administrator execute arbitrary code on the server through a crafted theme (CWE-94).
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 6.10.3 until 6.64.0, a vulnerability in how Ghost loads theme translation files allowed an authenticated Administrator to execute arbitrary code on the server via a crafted theme. This issue is fixed in version 6.64.0.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TryGhost | Ghost | 6.10.3 to before 6.64.0 | 6.64.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | ghost (npm) | 6.10.3 to before 6.64.0 | 6.64.0 | Patch available | GHSA-jj74-hc2q-xrvm |
- Ghost VendorTryGhost Affected 6.10.3 to before 6.64.0 Fixed in 6.64.0 Patch available CNA
- ghost (npm) Vendor— Affected 6.10.3 to before 6.64.0 Fixed in 6.64.0 Patch available GHSA-jj74-hc2q-xrvm
Remediation
Update Ghost to version 6.64.0, which fixes this issue. The npm package ghost is fixed in 6.64.0.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA Ghost (TryGhost) Fixed in 6.64.0
- Fix · GHSA-jj74-hc2q-xrvm ghost (npm) Fixed in 6.64.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-05 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-105677
- 2026-10-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-06 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-07 Alias added: GHSA-jj74-hc2q-xrvm
- 2026-10-07 Fix available: npm/[email protected] · GHSA-jj74-hc2q-xrvm
- 2026-10-07 CVSS score added · GHSA-jj74-hc2q-xrvm
- 2026-10-07 Weakness changed · GHSA-jj74-hc2q-xrvm
- 2026-10-07 6 new references · GHSA-jj74-hc2q-xrvm
References
More TryGhost vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-21459 Ghost has a SQL Injection in its Content API CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2022-10277 An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the file upload module of Ghost v4.39.0 allows… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-22785 Ghost through 5.85.1 allows remote attackers to bypass an authentication rate-limit… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2023-14843 Ghost vulnerable to disclosure of private API fields CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-09049 Ghost 6.0.6 - SSRF via oEmbed Bookmark CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2023-20918 Arbitrary file read via symlinks in Ghost CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-105677 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-105677 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jj74-hc2q-xrvm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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