Ghost is a Node.js content management system. Prior to 6.54.1, any staff-level user was able to leak the hashed passwords of other staff users through the Ghost Admin API. An offline password-guessing attack against the hashes could lead to account takeover if successful, but Device Verification should have prevented an attacker from logging in with a recovered password. Depending on the database used, leaked hashes may not have had the correct casing for all characters, increasing the difficulty of a password-guessing attack. This issue is fixed in version 6.54.1.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

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< 6.54.1 affected —

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Advisories
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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-jm22-3w23-5q7w Ghost: Blind Password Hash Disclosure in Ghost Admin API
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References
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https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/63c31fad7e473caa62d8fbb4651a04a2a62b5d00 cve-icon
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/pull/29628 cve-icon
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.54.1 cve-icon
https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-jm22-3w23-5q7w cve-icon
History

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 09:45:00 +0000

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Tue, 04 Aug 2026 21:45:00 +0000

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Description Ghost is a Node.js content management system. Prior to 6.54.1, any staff-level user was able to leak the hashed passwords of other staff users through the Ghost Admin API. An offline password-guessing attack against the hashes could lead to account takeover if successful, but Device Verification should have prevented an attacker from logging in with a recovered password. Depending on the database used, leaked hashes may not have had the correct casing for all characters, increasing the difficulty of a password-guessing attack. This issue is fixed in version 6.54.1.
Title Ghost: Blind Password Hash Disclosure in Ghost Admin API
Weaknesses CWE-200
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N'}

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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-04T21:27:22.823Z

Reserved: 2026-08-04T19:50:27.327Z

Link: CVE-2026-70590

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Updated: 2026-08-05T09:30:11Z

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