CVE-2026-24778

Ghost vulnerable to XSS via malicious Portal preview links

MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: January 27, 2026 at 09:57 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 10:23 AM UTC
3 products affected across 2 vendorsGhostPortalGhost

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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Ghost is an open source content management system. In Ghost versions 5.43.0 through 5.12.04 and 6.0.0 through 6.14.0, an attacker was able to craft a malicious link that, when accessed by an authenticated staff user or member, would execute JavaScript with the victim's permissions, potentially leading to account takeover. Ghost Portal versions 2.29.1 through 2.51.4 and 2.52.0 through 2.57.0 were vulnerable to this issue. Ghost automatically loads the latest patch of the members Portal component via CDN. For Ghost 5.x users, upgrading to v5.121.0 or later fixes the vulnerability. v5.121.0 loads Portal v2.51.5, which contains the patch. For Ghost 6.x users, upgrading to v6.15.0 or later fixes the vulnerability. v6.15.0 loads Portal v2.57.1, which contains the patch. For Ghost installations using a customized or self-hosted version of Portal, it will be necessary to manually rebuild from or update to the latest patch version.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Ghost· Ghostwordpress-plugin
95%
5.43.0 ≤ v < 5.121.06.0.0 ≤ v < 6.15.0
2.29.1 ≤ v < 2.51.52.52.0 ≤ v < 2.57.1
v < 2.51.5v < 2.57.1v < 5.121.0v < 6.15.0
Affected range stops below 2.51.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.57.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.121.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 6.15.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (2)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-79

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