CVE-2026-53949Network attack vector

Private-field disclosure via Content API filter bypass

Published Jun 24, 2026 · Updated Jun 24, 2026

Protection mechanism failure in Ghost 5.46.1 through 6.21.1 allows remote attackers to infer private fields through Content API filters. Content API filter validation fails to reject field-qualified references such as users.password and authors.email, so repeated query results act as a brute-force oracle. No authentication or user interaction is required; SQLite exposes complete password hashes, while MySQL comparisons lose letter case and limit hash recovery.

CVSS severity5.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.36%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Protection mechanism failure in Ghost 5.46.1 through 6.21.1 allows remote attackers to infer private fields through Content API filters. Content API filter validation fails to reject field-qualified references such as users.password and authors.email, so repeated query results act as a brute-force oracle. No authentication or user interaction is required; SQLite exposes complete password hashes, while MySQL comparisons lose letter case and limit hash recovery.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-53949
Published
Jun 24, 2026
Updated
Jun 24, 2026
Vendor
Ghost Foundation
Product
Ghost
Classifications
CWE-200, CWE-693
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 24, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jun 24, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=>= 5.46.1, < 6.21.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Ghost Foundation · Ghostversion=>= 5.46.1, < 6.21.2

Published CVSS scores

5.3GitHubCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CWE-693Protection Mechanism Failure

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