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Ghost: Regular Expression Denial of Service in Content Import

Type: advisorySources: OSV

Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 4.0.0 until 6.67.0, a crafted content import file could cause excessive CPU usage, making the Ghost server unresponsive. Exploiting this requires Administrator access. This issue is fixed in version 6.67.0.

Products
ghost
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
6.67.0
CVEs
CVE-2026-105646
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
30 Oct 2026, 09:02 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Ghost: Regular Expression Denial of Service in Content Import

core-osv · Original source

Published 13 Oct 2026, 06:50 UTC

Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 4.0.0 until 6.67.0, a crafted content import file could cause excessive CPU usage, making the Ghost server unresponsive. Exploiting this requires Administrator access. This issue is fixed in version 6.67.0.

osv:BIT-ghost-2026-105646

ghost

Fixed versions: 6.67.0

Complete source record
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  "id": "06c3d588a6a295697a4f59780e190a8ab958c499a8ce7d0143e73671e162ab1f",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/BIT-ghost-2026-105646",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "Ghost: Regular Expression Denial of Service in Content Import",
    "summary": "Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 4.0.0 until 6.67.0, a crafted content import file could cause excessive CPU usage, making the Ghost server unresponsive. Exploiting this requires Administrator access. This issue is fixed in version 6.67.0.",
    "evidence": "osv:BIT-ghost-2026-105646",
    "products": [
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "ghost",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "6.67.0",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      }
    ],
    "severity": "medium",
    "structured": {
      "id": "BIT-ghost-2026-105646",
      "aliases": [
        "BIT-ghost-2026-105646",
        "CVE-2026-105646",
        "GHSA-fwh9-qg68-vxp4"
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "type": "SEMVER",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "4.0.0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "6.67.0"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "ghost",
            "purl": "pkg:bitnami/ghost",
            "ecosystem": "Bitnami"
          },
          "severity": [
            {
              "type": "CVSS_V3",
              "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
            }
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://github.com/bitnami/vulndb/tree/main/data/ghost/BIT-ghost-2026-105646.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-13T08:25:52.318807316Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/commit/88ae6d6d56f8a239cb38a8c89de02f034f50e2ce",
        "https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/pull/31058",
        "https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/releases/tag/v6.66.0",
        "https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-fwh9-qg68-vxp4",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105646"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {
        "cpes": [
          "cpe:2.3:a:ghost:ghost:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*"
        ],
        "severity": "Medium"
      }
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2026-105646",
        "evidence": "/aliases"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/database_specific/severity"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 307495,
  "published_at": "2026-10-13T06:50:14.224+00:00"
}