CVE-2026-103267: Ghost authentication bypass in staff invite acceptance

CVE-2026-103267 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4.3 · Published 2026-10-01

Ghost is a blogging and content management platform. A vulnerability in how staff invites are accepted allows an attacker to create an account with any email address, even if they lack a legitimate invite token or the token belongs to someone else. This could enable account takeover, impersonation, or unauthorized staff access.

Technologies: Ghost. Vendors: Ghost.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-103267 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-103267 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-103267?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.3, published 1 October 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Ghost 0.5.0 to 6.61.x.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-103267?
Yes: fixed in 6.62.0. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-103267 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-103267?
Check whether you run Ghost at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • Fixed in: 6.62.0

Technical details

Staff invite acceptance in Ghost did not validate the email address submitted during account creation against the invite token, allowing attackers to accept leaked invite tokens with attacker-controlled email addresses (CWE-807). The attack requires a valid but leaked invite token and network access to the invite endpoint; no user interaction is needed once a token is obtained. An attacker gains the ability to create a staff account with arbitrary email, enabling unauthorized access to administrative functions.

Affected products

  • Ghost Ghost 0.5.0 to 6.61.x

Timeline

  • 2026-09-03: disclosed
  • 2026-10-01: advisory

References

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