What is CVE-2026-22597?

CVE-2026-22597 is a low-severity vulnerability in Ghost, classified under Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). CVSS score: 2.7/10. Published 2026-01-10.

How severe is CVE-2026-22597?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.7 out of 10.

SSRF in Ghost

CVE-2026-22597

Ghost is a Node.js content management system. In versions 5.38.0 through 5.130.5 and 6.0.0 through 6.10.3, a vulnerability in Ghost’s media inliner mechanism allows staff users in possession of a valid authentication token for the Ghost Admin API to exfiltrate data from internal systems via SSRF. This issue has been patched in versions 5.130.6 and 6.11.0.

Vulnerability class: SSRF (Server-Side Request Forgery)

Published 2026-01-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (20.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 21st percentile — 20.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Ghost
Tryghost Ghost — versions >= 6.0.0, < 6.11.0, >= 5.38.0, < 5.130.6

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-918 — Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

References

github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-vmc4-9828-r48r (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/15d49131ff4aac3aca8642501c793f01f2bfcbb9 (Patch)
github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/93add549ccf079d8e28bdb724fbb71a76942ff51 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-22597?: CVE-2026-22597 is a low-severity vulnerability in Ghost, classified under Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). CVSS score: 2.7/10. Published 2026-01-10.
How severe is CVE-2026-22597?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.7 out of 10.