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SCA: security update for ghost (GHSA-wvp2-4qqp-4h3r)

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 445660

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - 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. (CVE-2026-53944)

Solution

Update the ghost library and its related packages to version 6.21.1 or later.

See Also

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

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 445660

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 8/5/2026

Updated: 8/5/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.2

Percentile: 0.01

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-53944

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 5.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/4/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/24/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-53944