TryGhost up to 5.130.5/6.10.x 2FA improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in TryGhost Ghost up to 5.130.5/6.10.x. The affected element is an unknown function of the component 2FA. Such manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-22594. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in TryGhost Ghost up to 5.130.5/6.10.x and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component 2FA. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Ghost is a Node.js content management system. In versions 5.105.0 through 5.130.5 and 6.0.0 through 6.10.3, a vulnerability in Ghost's 2FA mechanism allows staff users to skip email 2FA. This issue has been patched in versions 5.130.6 and 6.11.0.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-22594 since 01/07/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 5.130.6 or 6.11.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch b59f707f670e6f175b669977724ccf16c718430b is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-1459). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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CNA Base Score: 8.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Ghost 5.130.6/6.11.0
Patch: b59f707f670e6f175b669977724ccf16c718430b

Timelineinfo

01/07/2026 CVE reserved
01/10/2026 +3 days Advisory disclosed
01/10/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/11/2026 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-5fp7-g646-ccf4
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-22594 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-22594
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-340412
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/10/2026 10:36
Updated: 01/11/2026 01:49
Changes: 01/10/2026 10:36 (67), 01/11/2026 01:49 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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