CVE-2026-27151
LOWDiscourse <2025.12.2/2026.1.1/2026.2.0 - Privilege Escalation
Title source: llmDescription
Discourse is an open source discussion platform. Prior to versions 2025.12.2, 2026.1.1, and 2026.2.0, the `move_posts` action only checked `can_move_posts?` on the source topic but never validated write permissions on the destination topic. This allowed TL4 users and category group moderators to move posts into topics in categories where they lack posting privileges (e.g., read-only categories or categories with group-restricted write access). Versions 2025.12.2, 2026.1.1, and 2026.2.0 patch the issue. No known workarounds are available.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-m69h-9m2g-cfgw
Scores
CVSS v3
2.7
EPSS
0.0004
EPSS Percentile
12.3%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-862
Status
published
Products (2)
discourse/discourse
2026.2.0
discourse/discourse
< 2025.12.2
Published
Feb 26, 2026
Tracked Since
Feb 27, 2026