CVE-2026-32615
MEDIUMDiscourse: Category group moderators can perform actions on topics in restricted categories without read access
Title source: cnaDescription
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, category group moderators could perform privileged actions on topics inside private categories they did not have read access to. This issue has been patched in versions 2026.1.3, 2026.2.2, and 2026.3.0.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
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https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-pr9m-5hpq-wc57
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https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/5a00b47523ec70cbb6e8efc3ac7677cc0a91448b
Scores
CVSS v3
5.4
EPSS
0.0015
EPSS Percentile
4.8%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-285
Status
published
Products (5)
discourse/discourse
2026.3.0 (2 CPE variants)
discourse/discourse
2026.1.0 - 2026.1.3
discourse/discourse
>= 2026.1.0-latest, < 2026.1.3
discourse/discourse
>= 2026.2.0-latest, < 2026.2.2
discourse/discourse
>= 2026.3.0-latest, < 2026.3.0
Published
Mar 31, 2026
Tracked Since
Mar 31, 2026