CVE-2026-103282: Ghost race condition in staff invitation acceptance mechanism

CVE-2026-103282 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4.3 · Published 2026-10-01

Ghost, a content management system and blogging platform, contains a race condition in its staff invitation system. An attacker can exploit this flaw by sending concurrent requests with the same invitation token to create multiple user accounts from a single invitation, potentially enabling unauthorized account creation and system compromise.

Technologies: TryGhost Ghost. Vendors: TryGhost.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-103282 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-103282 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-103282?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.3, published 1 October 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
TryGhost Ghost 0.5.0 through 6.22.x.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-103282?
Yes: fixed in 6.23.0. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-103282 attacked?
It is attacked over the network.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-103282?
Check whether you run TryGhost 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: 6.23.0

Technical details

A race condition exists in Ghost's staff invitation acceptance endpoint that fails to properly synchronize concurrent requests using the same invitation token. An attacker with knowledge of a valid invitation token can submit multiple simultaneous requests to bypass the single-use validation, resulting in creation of duplicate user accounts. The vulnerability requires low privileges and network access but no user interaction.

Affected products

  • TryGhost Ghost 0.5.0 through 6.22.x

Timeline

  • 2026-08-12: disclosed
  • 2026-10-01: advisory

References

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