VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2026-72596
CVSS score8.1 HIGH
EPSS probability0.38%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-08-11
Last modified2026-10-24
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Description
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.
Weakness classification
- 309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c: CWE-284