# CVE-2026-44780: Discourse: Category queue reviewers can read raw incoming emails from queued posts

- Severity: CVSS 4.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2026.4.1, 2026.3.1, 2026.1.4
- Published: 2026-06-12 · Updated: 2026-06-15

## Affected

- discourse: from 2026.4.0-latest, fixed in 2026.4.1; from 2026.3.0-latest, fixed in 2026.3.1; from 2026.1.0-latest, fixed in 2026.1.4

## Description

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. From versions 2026.1.0-latest to before 2026.1.4, 2026.3.0-latest to before 2026.3.1, and 2026.4.0-latest to before 2026.4.1, ReviewableQueuedPostSerializer unconditionally included payload["raw_email"] for posts that arrived via incoming email. Category moderation group members reaching the review queue could therefore read the full inbound email source (headers, sender trace, MUA, body) without being in view_raw_email_allowed_groups — the trust boundary that gates the dedicated raw-email endpoint. This issue has been patched in versions 2026.1.4, 2026.3.1, 2026.4.1, and 2026.5.0-latest.1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on discourse, upgrade to a fixed version (2026.4.1, 2026.3.1, 2026.1.4) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-h2jr-whpx-6w63

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