CVE-2026-72596
Ghost Foundation Ghost - Broken Access Control
CVSS Score
8.1
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
A broken access control vulnerability in Ghost Foundation Ghost 5.x allows authenticated Author-role users to delete posts owned by other users. The post model permissible() cascade is missing the branch that handles the combined isAuthor and isDestroy condition, causing the authorization check to fall through and permit the deletion. An attacker with an Author account can delete any post on the platform.
| CWE | CWE-284 |
| Vendor | ghost foundation |
| Product | ghost |
| Published | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Last Updated | Aug 11, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
Ghost Foundation / Ghost
0 ≤ 5.x
Credits
Bobur Abdugafforov