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MEDIUM Received

CVE-2026-70590

Ghost is a Node.js content management system. Prior to 6.54.1, any staff-level user was able to leak the hashed passwords of other staff users through the Ghost Admin API. An offline password-guessing attack against the hashes could lead to account takeover if successful, but Device Verification should have prevented an attacker from logging in with a recovered password. Depending on the database used, leaked hashes may not have had the correct casing for all characters, increasing the difficulty of a password-guessing attack. This issue is fixed in version 6.54.1.

Published 04 Aug 2026, 22:17 UTC Last modified 04 Aug 2026, 22:17 UTC
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Attack profile

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Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required High
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity High
Availability None
Exploitability0.5
Impact4.2
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