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CVE-2026-32620

Discourse: Missing post-level authorization allows whisper metadata disclosure

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 2026.1.3, 2026.2.2, 2026.3.0
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: yes
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. From versions 2026.1.0-latest to before 2026.1.3, 2026.2.0-latest to before 2026.2.2, and 2026.3.0-latest to before 2026.3.0, non-staff users could access read receipt information for staff-only posts they weren't supposed to see. No post content was exposed, only metadata about who read the post and when. This issue has been patched in versions 2026.1.3, 2026.2.2, and 2026.3.0.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • discourse discourse

    From 2026.1.0-latest · fixed in 2026.1.3; From 2026.2.0-latest · fixed in 2026.2.2; From 2026.3.0-latest · fixed in 2026.3.0

References 2

GitHub · discourse/discourse