CVE-2026-104412
mediumGhost 0.5.0 before 6.64.0 does not correctly restrict staff role assignment, allowing users with the Editor or Super Editor role to assign their own role to ot…
Ghost 0.5.0 before 6.64.0 does not correctly restrict staff role assignment, allowing users with the Editor or Super Editor role to assign their own role to other staff despite lacking permission to do so. An authenticated Editor or Super Editor can promote Author and Contributor users to Editor or Super Editor.
CVSS
4.3
4.3 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (disclosure@vulncheck.com)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-10-02 12:17
Modified: 2026-10-06 03:16
NVD status: Deferred
Last synced 3 days ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 06:56 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
Not reported by the source (unknown — not "none").
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
No vendor advisory or patch reference tagged by NVD. Check the references below.
References
- https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-4pvx-fwjj-8gpc disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ghost-0.5.0-before-6.64.0-privilege-escalation-via-st... disclosure@vulncheck.com
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 06:56 UTC · record ↗