# CVE-2026-22595: Ghost Staff Token permission bypass

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-22595-ghost-staff-token-permission-bypass  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-01-08. Updated: 2026-09-25  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-22595 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2026-01-08

Ghost is an open-source content management system and publishing platform used to create blogs and newsletters. A vulnerability in Staff Token authentication allowed certain admin endpoints to be accessed by external systems using Staff Tokens that should have been restricted to regular staff sessions, potentially enabling unauthorized data modification or service disruption for authenticated integrations.

Technologies: [ghost (npm)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/ghost). Vendors: [npm](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/npm).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-22595 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-22595 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-22595?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 8 January 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** ghost (npm) SEMVER:introduced=6.0.0,fixed=6.11.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-22595?** Yes. ghost (npm): upgrade to 6.11.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-22595 attacked?** It is attacked over the network.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-22595?** Check whether you run ghost (npm) 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

- ghost (npm): upgrade to 6.11.0 or later

  ```sh
  npm install ghost@6.11.0
  ```


## Technical details

This is an authorization bypass vulnerability (CWE-863) in Ghost's Staff Token authentication handler. The vulnerability allows certain endpoints intended for Staff Session authentication to be accessed via Staff Tokens by Admin/Owner-role users. The attack requires network access and valid Staff Token credentials (low privilege), with no user interaction needed. An authenticated attacker can modify data integrity and impact service availability through compromised token-based integrations. Patches are available in Ghost v5.130.6 and v6.11.0.

## Affected products

- Ghost Ghost 5.121.0 to 5.130.5, 6.0.0 to 6.10.3

## Identifiers

- CVE-2026-22595
- GHSA-9xg7-mwmp-xmjx

## Timeline

- 2026-01-08: disclosed
- 2026-01-08: patched: Patches released in v5.130.6 and v6.11.0

## References

- [https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-9xg7-mwmp-xmjx](https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-9xg7-mwmp-xmjx)

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