# CVE-2026-46656: Bludit CMS has improper authorization and mediation failure leading to persistent ghost sessions

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.22.0
- Published: 2026-06-08 · Updated: 2026-06-08

## Affected

- bludit: fixed in 3.22.0

## Description

Bludit is a content management system. Versions prior to 3.22.0 have a Broken Access Control flaw where active sessions remain valid even after the corresponding user account has been physically deleted from the database. This "Ghost Session" allows revoked users to maintain full unauthorized access to the system. Version 3.22.0 fixes the issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on bludit, upgrade to a fixed version (3.22.0) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/bludit/bludit/security/advisories/GHSA-rpq2-j9w3-h4jw
- https://github.com/bludit/bludit/commit/7931d1c55a3cc535911a9901c328f0197afe1c9f
- https://github.com/bludit/bludit/releases/tag/3.22.0

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