High severity · published Feb 20, 2026
CVE-2026-26980
Ghost has a SQL Injection in its Content API
7.5
CVSS
71.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)71.1% · higher than 99% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GH
Ghost · TryGhost
>= 3.24.0, < 6.19.1 · source: vendor, NVD
In the news
ThreatIntelHigh
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 99
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Ghost CMS Mass Compromised via CVE-2026-26980, Now Fueling ClickFix Attacks   TrapDoor Crypto Stealer Supply Chain Attack Hits 34 Packages and Hundreds of Versions Across npm, PyPI, and Crates.io   RemotePE: The Lazarus RAT that lives […]
May 31, 2026·Security Affairs
VulnerabilityHigh
Ghost CMS flaw abused to push ClickFix attacks on hundreds of sites
Attackers are exploiting the patched Ghost CMS flaw CVE-2026-26980, compromising over 700 unpatched sites, including universities. Threat actors are actively exploiting a security flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-26980, in Ghost CMS that was fixed months ago in real attacks against unpatched websites. According to Qianxin, the campaign has already affected more than 700 sites, including well-known organizations and […]
May 25, 2026·Security Affairs
VulnerabilityCritical
Ghost CMS CVE-2026-26980 Exploited to Hijack 700+ Sites for ClickFix Attacks
Threat actors are exploiting a recently disclosed critical security flaw in Ghost CMS to inject malicious JavaScript code with an aim to fuel ClickFix attacks.
According to QiAnXin XLab, the activity involves the exploitation of CVE-2026-26980 (CVSS score: 9.4), an SQL injection vulnerability in Ghost's Content API that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to read arbitrary data from the
May 25, 2026·The Hacker News
VulnerabilityCritical
Ghost CMS SQL injection flaw exploited in large-scale ClickFix campaign
A large-scale campaign is exploiting a critical SQL injection vulnerability (CVE-2026-26980) in Ghost CMS to inject malicious JavaScript code that triggers ClickFix attack flows. [...]
May 24, 2026·BleepingComputer
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-26980
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-26980
Patch
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/30868d632b2252b638bc8a4c8ebf73964592ed91
Product
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.19.1
Mitigation
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-w52v-v783-gw97
blog.xlab.qianxin.com
https://blog.xlab.qianxin.com/ghost-cms-page-poisoning-cve-2026-26980/
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