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ghost: vulnerability history, versions and safety

ghost is a package in the npm ecosystem. Vulert records 61 vulnerabilities for it across 120 releases, from Apr 2021 to Oct 2026. Each vulnerability names the versions it affects, the fixed version to move to, and a workaround where no fix has been published.

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61 vulnerabilities recorded C4 H16 M38 L3
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3 with no fix published

No patched version yet — these are the ones to plan around.

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45 in the last 12 months

Most recent disclosure 07 Oct 2026.

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0 malicious-package vulnerabilities

No published version shipped hostile code.

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Vulert verdict on ghost 6.72.0 i

Updated on 22 Oct 2026

Careful: 6.72.0 has 3 known vulnerabilities, and 3 have no fix yet. Use an earlier safe version, or the workaround listed for each one.

Package health score 55/100
  • Security Unfixed issues
  • Maintenance Sustainable
  • Popularity Niche
  • Community Moderate

The current release has a vulnerability with no published fix, which caps this score.

What to do: Pin an earlier, unaffected release if you can, and apply the workaround each vulnerability lists until a fix is published. No fix yet: Vulert alerts you the moment one is published. Monitor it with Vulert →

  • Current release 6.72.0 — affected i
  • Vulnerabilities on record 61 over 5 years · 45 in the last year i
  • Latest disclosure 07 Oct 2026 i
  • Highest CVSS 9.8 i
  • With no published fix 3 i
  • Stars 55,562 i
  • OpenSSF scorecard 4/10 i
  • Last release this month i
  • Licence MIT i

Version list, release dates, licence and dependants published by the npm registry, refreshed 22 Oct 2026. Licence information is not legal advice.

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01 Versions

Which versions are affected

Every version Vulert tracks for ghost, newest first, with the vulnerabilities recorded against each one. A version showing none has no vulnerability in the Vulert database — open it for the full picture on that release.

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Version Released Vulert vulnerabilities Licence Fix published Details
6.72.0 20 Oct 2026 C2 M1 MIT No Details →
6.71.0 15 Oct 2026 C2 M1 MIT No Details →
6.70.0 13 Oct 2026 C2 M1 MIT No Details →
6.69.0 07 Oct 2026 C2 M1 MIT No Details →
6.68.0 06 Oct 2026 C2 M1 MIT No Details →
6.67.0 29 Sep 2026 C2 M1 MIT No Details →
6.65.0 22 Sep 2026 C2 H2 M4 MIT No Details →
6.64.0 15 Sep 2026 C2 H3 M6 MIT No Details →
6.63.0 08 Sep 2026 C2 H8 M8 L1 MIT No Details →
6.62.0 01 Sep 2026 C2 H8 M8 L1 MIT No Details →
6.61.0 27 Aug 2026 C2 H8 M8 L1 MIT No Details →
6.60.0 25 Aug 2026 C2 H8 M8 L1 MIT No Details →
6.59.0 19 Aug 2026 C2 H8 M9 L1 MIT No Details →
6.58.0 18 Aug 2026 C2 H8 M9 L1 MIT No Details →
6.57.1 10 Aug 2026 C2 H8 M9 L1 MIT No Details →
6.57.0 07 Aug 2026 C2 H8 M9 L1 MIT No Details →
6.56.0 04 Aug 2026 C2 H8 M9 L1 MIT No Details →
6.55.0 31 Jul 2026 C2 H7 M9 L1 MIT No Details →
6.54.1 27 Jul 2026 C2 H7 M9 L1 MIT No Details →
6.54.0 24 Jul 2026 C2 H7 M17 L1 MIT No Details →
6.53.0 17 Jul 2026 C2 H7 M17 L1 MIT No Details →
6.52.1 10 Jul 2026 C2 H7 M17 L1 MIT No Details →
6.52.0 09 Jul 2026 C2 H7 M17 L1 MIT No Details →
6.51.0 03 Jul 2026 C2 H7 M17 L1 MIT No Details →
6.50.0 02 Jul 2026 C2 H7 M17 L1 MIT No Details →
6.49.0 26 Jun 2026 C2 H7 M17 L1 MIT No Details →
6.48.0 25 Jun 2026 C2 H7 M17 L1 MIT No Details →
6.47.0 24 Jun 2026 C2 H7 M17 L1 MIT No Details →
6.46.0 19 Jun 2026 C2 H7 M17 L1 MIT No Details →
6.45.0 12 Jun 2026 C2 H7 M17 L1 MIT No Details →
6.44.1 05 Jun 2026 C2 H7 M17 L1 MIT No Details →
6.44.0 03 Jun 2026 C2 H7 M18 L1 MIT No Details →
6.43.1 29 May 2026 C2 H7 M19 L1 MIT No Details →
6.43.0 29 May 2026 C2 H7 M19 L1 MIT No Details →
6.42.0 27 May 2026 C2 H7 M19 L1 MIT No Details →
6.41.1 25 May 2026 C2 H7 M19 L1 MIT No Details →
6.41.0 21 May 2026 C2 H7 M19 L1 MIT No Details →
6.40.0 21 May 2026 C2 H7 M19 L1 MIT No Details →
6.39.0 15 May 2026 C2 H7 M19 L1 MIT No Details →
6.38.0 13 May 2026 C2 H7 M19 L1 MIT No Details →
6.37.1 08 May 2026 C2 H7 M19 L1 MIT No Details →
6.37.0 07 May 2026 C2 H7 M19 L1 MIT No Details →
6.36.0 01 May 2026 C3 H7 M19 L1 MIT No Details →
6.34.0 28 Apr 2026 C3 H7 M19 L1 MIT No Details →
6.33.0 28 Apr 2026 C3 H6 M19 L1 MIT No Details →
6.35.0 28 Apr 2026 C3 H7 M19 L1 MIT No Details →
6.32.0 20 Apr 2026 C3 H6 M19 L1 MIT No Details →
6.30.0 14 Apr 2026 C3 H6 M19 L1 MIT No Details →
6.28.0 10 Apr 2026 C3 H6 M19 L1 MIT No Details →
6.27.0 08 Apr 2026 C3 H6 M19 L1 MIT No Details →
6.26.0 03 Apr 2026 C3 H6 M18 L3 MIT No Details →
6.25.1 01 Apr 2026 C3 H6 M17 L3 MIT No Details →
6.25.0 01 Apr 2026 C3 H6 M17 L3 MIT No Details →
6.24.0 27 Mar 2026 C3 H6 M17 L3 MIT No Details →
6.23.0 26 Mar 2026 C3 H6 M17 L3 MIT No Details →
6.22.1 20 Mar 2026 C3 H6 M17 L3 MIT No Details →
6.22.0 13 Mar 2026 C3 H5 M17 L3 MIT No Details →
6.21.2 10 Mar 2026 C3 H5 M17 L3 MIT No Details →
6.21.0 05 Mar 2026 C3 H5 M23 L3 MIT No Details →
6.20.1 04 Mar 2026 C3 H5 M23 L3 MIT No Details →
6.20.0 03 Mar 2026 C3 H5 M23 L3 MIT No Details →
6.19.4 02 Mar 2026 C3 H5 M23 L3 MIT No Details →
6.19.3 26 Feb 2026 C3 H5 M21 L3 MIT No Details →
6.19.2 20 Feb 2026 C3 H6 M21 L3 MIT No Details →
6.19.1 16 Feb 2026 C3 H6 M21 L3 MIT No Details →
6.19.0 13 Feb 2026 C4 H7 M21 L3 MIT No Details →
6.18.2 12 Feb 2026 C4 H7 M21 L3 MIT No Details →
6.18.1 11 Feb 2026 C4 H7 M21 L3 MIT No Details →
6.18.0 11 Feb 2026 C4 H7 M21 L3 MIT No Details →
6.17.2 10 Feb 2026 C4 H7 M21 L3 MIT No Details →
6.17.1 09 Feb 2026 C4 H7 M21 L3 MIT No Details →
6.17.0 05 Feb 2026 C4 H7 M21 L3 MIT No Details →
6.16.1 30 Jan 2026 C4 H7 M21 L3 MIT No Details →
6.16.0 29 Jan 2026 C4 H7 M21 L3 MIT No Details →
6.15.0 27 Jan 2026 C4 H7 M21 L3 MIT No Details →
6.14.0 23 Jan 2026 C4 H7 M21 L3 MIT No Details →
6.13.2 16 Jan 2026 C4 H7 M21 L2 MIT No Details →
6.13.1 15 Jan 2026 C4 H7 M21 L2 MIT No Details →
6.12.1 14 Jan 2026 C4 H7 M21 L2 MIT No Details →
6.12.0 09 Jan 2026 C4 H7 M21 L2 MIT No Details →
5.130.6 08 Jan 2026 C4 H6 M18 L2 MIT No Details →
6.11.0 08 Jan 2026 C4 H7 M21 L2 MIT No Details →
6.10.3 12 Dec 2025 C4 H9 M23 L2 MIT No Details →
6.10.2 10 Dec 2025 C4 H8 M23 L2 MIT No Details →
6.10.1 05 Dec 2025 C4 H8 M23 L2 MIT No Details →
6.10.0 05 Dec 2025 C4 H8 M23 L2 MIT No Details →
6.9.3 01 Dec 2025 C4 H8 M23 L2 MIT No Details →
6.9.1 24 Nov 2025 C4 H8 M23 L2 MIT No Details →
6.9.0 24 Nov 2025 C4 H8 M23 L2 MIT No Details →
6.8.1 17 Nov 2025 C4 H8 M23 L2 MIT No Details →
6.8.0 14 Nov 2025 C4 H8 M23 L2 MIT No Details →
6.7.0 07 Nov 2025 C4 H8 M23 L2 MIT No Details →
6.6.1 05 Nov 2025 C4 H8 M23 L2 MIT No Details →
6.6.0 31 Oct 2025 C4 H8 M23 L2 MIT No Details →
6.5.3 24 Oct 2025 C4 H8 M23 L2 MIT No Details →
6.5.2 24 Oct 2025 C4 H8 M23 L2 MIT No Details →
6.5.1 23 Oct 2025 C4 H8 M23 L2 MIT No Details →
6.5.0 22 Oct 2025 C4 H8 M23 L2 MIT No Details →
6.4.0 17 Oct 2025 C4 H8 M23 L2 MIT No Details →
6.3.1 10 Oct 2025 C4 H8 M23 L2 MIT No Details →
6.3.0 09 Oct 2025 C4 H8 M23 L2 — No Details →
6.2.0 03 Oct 2025 C4 H8 M23 L2 — No Details →
6.1.0 29 Sep 2025 C4 H8 M23 L2 — No Details →
6.0.10 22 Sep 2025 C4 H8 M23 L2 — No Details →
5.130.5 14 Sep 2025 C4 H6 M18 L2 — No Details →
6.0.9 14 Sep 2025 C4 H8 M23 L2 — No Details →
6.0.8 14 Sep 2025 C4 H8 M21 L2 — No Details →
6.0.7 05 Sep 2025 C4 H8 M21 L2 — No Details →
6.0.6 29 Aug 2025 C4 H8 M21 L2 — No Details →
6.0.5 22 Aug 2025 C4 H8 M21 L2 — No Details →
6.0.4 15 Aug 2025 C4 H8 M21 L2 — No Details →
6.0.3 13 Aug 2025 C4 H8 M21 L2 — No Details →
5.130.4 12 Aug 2025 C4 H6 M18 L2 — No Details →
6.0.2 12 Aug 2025 C4 H8 M21 L2 — No Details →
6.0.1 08 Aug 2025 C4 H8 M21 L2 — No Details →
6.0.0 04 Aug 2025 C4 H8 M21 L2 — No Details →
6.0.0-rc.3 03 Aug 2025 C4 H6 M18 L2 — No Details →
6.0.0-rc.2 31 Jul 2025 C4 H6 M18 L2 — No Details →
6.0.0-rc.1 30 Jul 2025 C4 H6 M18 L2 — No Details →
5.130.3 30 Jul 2025 C4 H6 M18 L2 — No Details →

The newest 120 of 1,001 versions Vulert tracks. Severity counts are the vulnerabilities recorded against that exact release.

02 Disclosure history

How often vulnerabilities are recorded

  • 2021 5
  • 2022 4
  • 2023 3
  • 2024 3
  • 2025 1
  • 2026 45

Counted by the year Vulert recorded each vulnerability — the same date the table below shows as disclosed. 45 of the 61 were recorded in the last 12 months.

03 Vulnerabilities

Recorded vulnerabilities for ghost

The 5 most severe of 61 vulnerabilities recorded for this package

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Vulnerability Severity Fixed version ↓ Disclosed ↓
CVE-2022-28397: Arbitrary File Upload in Ghost CMS 9.8 critical No fix published 13 Apr 2022
CVE-2022-27139: Arbitrary File Upload in Ghost 9.8 critical No fix published 13 Apr 2022
CVE-2026-53943: Ghost Cache-Poisoning XSS Vulnerability in Ghost Package 9.6 critical 6.37.0 01 Jul 2026
CVE-2026-26980: Ghost SQL Injection Vulnerability in Content API 9.4 critical 6.19.1 18 Feb 2026
CVE-2026-105642: Ghost Remote Code Execution via Bookmark Card Images 8.8 high 6.67.0 07 Oct 2026

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Questions

About ghost

Is ghost safe to use?

Vulert records 61 vulnerabilities for ghost in npm: 4 critical, 16 high, 38 medium and 3 low. 3 of them have no published fix yet, so those are the ones to avoid or mitigate.

What is ghost's Vulert package health score?

Vulert scores ghost 55/100, which reads as usable, but worth attention. The score weighs the vulnerability record (40), maintenance and release cadence (25), adoption from dependents and stars (20) and community signals such as the OpenSSF scorecard and forks (15). The current release has a vulnerability with no published fix, which caps this score.

Is the latest version of ghost affected?

Yes. 6.72.0, the version you would install today, has 3 known vulnerabilities, and 3 has no published fix yet. Use an earlier unaffected release, or the workaround each vulnerability lists.

How many vulnerabilities does ghost have?

61 vulnerabilities are recorded for ghost in the npm ecosystem: 4 critical, 16 high, 38 medium and 3 low. The ledger on this page lists the same counts next to the date of the most recent disclosure.

How often are new ghost vulnerabilities disclosed?

45 vulnerabilities were recorded for ghost in the last 12 months, and the oldest entry in this database dates to 29 Apr 2021. Recency matters more than a lifetime total: it shows how actively new issues are being disclosed for the package you are considering.

Which versions of ghost are affected?

Each vulnerability on this page lists the affected version range and the fixed version to move to. Open the vulnerability for the version you actually run — fixes are specific to a release line, not to the package as a whole.

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