CVE-2026-29053

criticalpriority · attend · 51EPSS 0.048 · 92 %ileexploit · weaponizedEUUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

Public exploit

4 exploits · weaponized

Likely / severe?

4.83% (92nd) EPSS

CVSS 9.8 · critical

Is it mine?

4 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · osv · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From version 0.7.2 to 6.19.0, specifically crafted malicious themes can execute arbitrary code on the server running Ghost. This issue has been patched in version 6.19.1.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

9.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.6–9.8

v3.19.8criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 5.9

v3.17.7highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.17.6highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · security-advisories@github.comexploitability 1 · impact 6

v3.17.6highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · OSV

v3.19.6criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Fsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-74USCWE-74US

exploits (4)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

exploit/multi/http/ghostcms_auth_rce_cve_2026_29053Ghost CMS Remote Code Executionweaponized · metasploit
EDB-52676Ghost_CMS 6.19.0 - Remote Code ExecutionPoC · exploit_db
AC8999/CVE-2026-29053(RCE) vulnerability discovered in Ghost CMS (specifically affecting versions 0.7.2 through 6.19.0)PoC · poc_in_github
rootxran/CVE-2026-29053rootxran/CVE-2026-29053PoC · poc_in_github

affected products (4)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

TryGhost Ghost0.7.2, → 6.19.1enisa_euvdEU
ghost ghost0.7.2 → 6.19.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ghost:ghost:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Bitnami ghost0.7.2 → 6.19.1osvUSpkg:bitnami/ghost
npm ghost0.7.2 → 6.19.1osvUSpkg:npm/ghost

advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

GHSA-cgc2-rcrh-qr5xGhost Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via Malicious Themes2026-03-03ghsa · osvUS
### Impact Specifically crafted malicious themes can execute arbitrary code on the server running Ghost. ### Vulnerable Versions This vulnerability is present in Ghost v0.7.2 to v6.19.0. ### Patches v6.19.1 contains a fix for this issue. ### Workarounds Ghost generally recommends users refrain from installing untrusted themes. If a malicious theme has already been installed, it is recommended to uninstall the theme and then inspect it to understand its impact, which will be attack-specific. ### References Ghost thanks Cristian-Alexandru Staicu at Endor Labs for disclosing this vulnerability responsibly. ### For more information If there are any questions or comments about this advisory, email Ghost at [security@ghost.org](mailto:security@ghost.org).
BIT-ghost-2026-29053Ghost Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via Malicious Themes2026-03-07vendor · osvUS
Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From version 0.7.2 to 6.19.0, specifically crafted malicious themes can execute arbitrary code on the server running Ghost. This issue has been patched in version 6.19.1.

also known as (5)

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sources

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cnnvd enisa_euvd osv nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2026-03-05modified 2026-06-17

references (4)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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