CVE-2026-105652: Ghost: Password Hash Ordering Disclosure in Ghost Admin API

Q: Who can exploit this issue?

An attacker must already have a staff-level Ghost account. The issue affects Ghost versions from 0.7.2 through 6.64.0.

Q: What information can an affected user obtain?

A staff-level user can determine the relative ordering of other staff users' hashed passwords through the Ghost Admin API. The hashes themselves are not directly disclosed.

Q: Does this provide a practical way to recover passwords?

No. The available information does not provide a practical path to recovering a password.

Q: What version fixes the issue?

Upgrade Ghost to version 6.64.0, which fixes the issue.

Published Oct 5, 2026

Updated

Impact

Any staff-level user was able to determine the relative ordering of other staff users' hashed passwords. This does not directly disclose password hashes, and does not provide a practical path to recovering a password.

Vulnerable versions

This vulnerability is present in Ghost from v0.7.2 up to v6.64.0.

Patches

v6.64.0 contains a fix for this issue.

How to update

For self-hosters using Docker, find Docker's official Ghost image here. Updating a Docker-based Ghost instance is documented here.

If your Ghost is a Ghost-CLI install see our documentation on updating it to the latest version here.

References

Ghost thanks carfeii and Nhat Anh Vu for disclosing this vulnerability responsibly.

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, email us at security@ghost.org.

Other sources

Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 0.7.2 until 6.64.0, any staff-level user was able to determine the relative ordering of other staff users' hashed passwords. This does not directly disclose password hashes, and does not provide a practical path to recovering a password. This issue is fixed in version 6.64.0.

— NVD

Affected Software

2 affected componentsFixes available

Ghost Ghost>=0.7.2<6.64.0

npm/ghost>=0.7.2<6.64.0

6.64.0

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

Upgrade
Upgrade npm/ghost to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Fixed in 6.64.0
Upgrade
Upgrade Ghost to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Fixed in 6.64.0

Event History

Oct 5, 2026

CVE Published

via MITRE·07:11 PM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·07:11 PM

DescriptionSeverityWeakness

Data Sourced

via NVD·08:17 PM

DescriptionSeverityWeakness

Oct 7, 2026

Advisory Published

via GitHub·08:27 PM

Data Sourced

via GitHub·08:27 PM

DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

Who can exploit this issue?

An attacker must already have a staff-level Ghost account. The issue affects Ghost versions from 0.7.2 through 6.64.0.

What information can an affected user obtain?

A staff-level user can determine the relative ordering of other staff users' hashed passwords through the Ghost Admin API. The hashes themselves are not directly disclosed.

Does this provide a practical way to recover passwords?

No. The available information does not provide a practical path to recovering a password.

What version fixes the issue?

Upgrade Ghost to version 6.64.0, which fixes the issue.

CVE-2026-105652: Ghost: Password Hash Ordering Disclosure in Ghost Admin API

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Affected Software

Remediation

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who can exploit this issue?

What information can an affected user obtain?

Does this provide a practical way to recover passwords?

What version fixes the issue?

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