CVE-2026-103268

8.8 HIGHpublic exploit available

Published 2026-10-01 · Updated 2026-10-01

AI risk analysis

Summary: Ghost versions before 6.62.0 allow suspended staff users to reactivate their accounts through self-service password reset, enabling attackers to regain access and privileges.
Exploitability: Exploitation requires access to suspended staff credentials and self-service password reset functionality, making it moderately difficult.
Blast radius: If exploited, this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access and restoration of original privileges for attackers with suspended staff credentials.
Detection: No reliable host or network indicator is derivable from the published description.
Prioritized remediation: Upgrade to Ghost 6.62.0 or later.

auth-bypasswebpassword-reset

Analysis generated locally by qwen2.5:7b-instruct (no data left the box). AI-assisted — verify against primary sources before acting.

NVD description

Ghost versions before 6.62.0 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows suspended staff users to reactivate their accounts through self-service password reset. Attackers with suspended staff credentials can perform password reset operations to regain active account access and restore their original privileges.

CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

CWE-862

Public exploit & PoC references

https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-q734-xjgc-vpj9

All references

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