An input validation issue may have allowed staff users to access local files outside the intended data storage directories on the server.
This vulnerability is present in Ghost from v6.14.0 up to v6.27.0.
v6.27.0 contains a fix for this issue.
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.
Ghost thanks l3tchupkt and krn0@bugcrowdninja.com for disclosing this vulnerability responsibly.
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"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-35"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2026-10-07T16:17:54Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2026-10-05T20:17:17Z",
"severity": "LOW"
}