High severity · published Jan 10, 2026
CVE-2026-22594
Ghost has Staff 2FA bypass
8.1
CVSS
1.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. In versions 5.105.0 through 5.130.5 and 6.0.0 through 6.10.3, a vulnerability in Ghost's 2FA mechanism allows staff users to skip email 2FA. This issue has been patched in versions 5.130.6 and 6.11.0.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.3% · higher than 71% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GH
Ghost · TryGhost
>= 6.0.0, < 6.11.0; >= 5.105.0, < 5.130.6 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22594
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-22594
Patch
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/b59f707f670e6f175b669977724ccf16c718430b
Patch
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/fc7bc2fb0888513498154ec5cb4b21eccb88de07
Patch
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-5fp7-g646-ccf4
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