Ghost 0.5.0 before 6.64.0 Privilege Escalation via Staff Role Assignment
Exact source revision recorded 23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC. It does not establish the source's current position. Latest evidence.
cve-program · CVE-2026-104412
PublishedGhost 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.
- Source published
- 2 Oct 2026 11:37:56 UTC
- Source modified
- 6 Oct 2026 02:34:23 UTC
- Observed here
- 23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC
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- CVE Program Terms of Use
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CVSS 4.0 · 5.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1 · 4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N