Medium severity · published Mar 19, 2026
CVE-2026-27491
Discourse has a bypass of official warnings messages by non-staff users
4.3
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to versions 2026.3.0-latest.1, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2, a type coercion issue in a post actions API endpoint allowed non-staff users to issue warnings to other users. Warnings are a staff-only moderation feature. The vulnerability required the attacker to be a logged-in user and to send a specifically crafted request. No data exposure or privilege escalation beyond the ability to create unauthorized user warnings was possible. Versions 2026.3.0-latest.1, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2 contain a patch. No known workarounds are available.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 27% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DI
discourse · discourse
>= 2026.1.0-latest, < 2026.1.2; >= 2026.2.0-latest, < 2026.2.1; = 2026.3.0-latest · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27491
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-27491
Patch
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/60a588f4da4ab0feceb2c44787d4261b4f8757be
Patch
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/d3cb203feabc46d765ecb91f348613a2bd531b89
Patch
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/f5fef73827da7520efc517357bd2a6bab35d7886
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-xq37-5fvf-4m4j
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