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CVE-2026-33415

Discourse: Improper Access Control in discourse-ai Allows Unauthorized Category Content Exposure

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: no
  • 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, an authenticated moderator-level user could retrieve post content, topic titles, and usernames from categories they were not authorized to view. Insufficient access controls on a sentiment analytics endpoint allowed category permission boundaries to be bypassed. 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: no · 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