Medium severity · published Sep 24, 2026
CVE-2026-91121
Discourse: Chat upload filenames rendered as raw HTML in excerpts
5.0
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to 2026.1.8, 2026.6.3, 2026.7.2, and 2026.8.0, attacker-controlled upload filenames used in chat message excerpts were rendered as unescaped HTML. A user able to upload a file and send chat content could place markup in a filename that was then interpreted by chat channel lists, chat summary emails, pinned message bars, reply previews, thread previews, and other excerpt renderers. The issue allowed trusted-HTML injection that altered rendered excerpt content, but JavaScript execution was not demonstrated with default Content Security Policy settings. The advisory states that no confidentiality, integrity, or availability impact was identified, while its structured scoring metadata separately assigns low integrity impact. Sites that disable or relax the default CSP have increased exposure. This issue is fixed in versions 2026.1.8, 2026.6.3, 2026.7.2, and 2026.8.0.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 17% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DI
discourse · discourse
< 2026.8.0; >= 2026.7.0-latest, < 2026.7.2; >= 2026.6.0-latest, < 2026.6.3; >= 2026.1.0-latest, < 2026.1.8 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-91121
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-91121
github.com
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/24cd7cc4c868f20e6037d67d801d60c3e289b278
github.com
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/6e7a181909c34a059d2b0a6291335a363205b787
github.com
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/9d6f5e64a1cb68e8208520e4209b361e14f7394b
github.com
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/af197941f7613a3845cba21d217641c77c8ef836
github.com
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/42882
github.com
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-34rh-wjfv-65gq
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