CVE-2026-72596
HighCVSS 8.1Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk11th percentile - higher than 11% of all known CVEs
Summary
A vulnerability in Ghost Foundation Ghost 5.x allows authenticated Author-role users to delete posts owned by others. The permission check is missing a branch, allowing deletion.
Risk Assessment
The organization is exposed to loss of content and platform integrity, potentially causing reputational damage.
Recommendation
Update Ghost to a patched version or manually add proper permission checks in the post model.
Original NVD description (English source)
A broken access control vulnerability in Ghost Foundation Ghost 5.x allows authenticated Author-role users to delete posts owned by other users. The post model permissible() cascade is missing the branch that handles the combined isAuthor and isDestroy condition, causing the authorization check to fall through and permit the deletion. An attacker with an Author account can delete any post on the platform.