CVE Explorer
CVE-2026-26207
Discourse is an open source discussion platform. Prior to versions 2025.12.2, 2026.1.1, and 2026.2.0, `discourse-policy` plugin allows any authenticated user to interact with policies on posts they do not have permission to view. The `PolicyController` loads posts by ID without verifying the current user's access, enabling policy group members to accept/unaccept policies on posts in private categories or PMs they cannot see and any authenticated user to enumerate which post IDs have policies att
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"discourse","vendor":"discourse","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"< 2025.12.2"},{"status":"affected","version":">= 2026.1.0-latest, < 2026.1.1"},{"status":"affected","version":">= 2026.2.0-latest, < 2026.2.0"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:27647948105e7877e34530f19995836ecf4eef0a9f8b6037a57e775a1131c34a · sha256:d6d28e8fb2bc7f30… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":5.4,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"LOW","integrityImpact":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"LOW","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:27647948105e7877e34530f19995836ecf4eef0a9f8b6037a57e775a1131c34a · sha256:d6d28e8fb2bc7f30… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-862","description":"CWE-862: Missing Authorization","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:27647948105e7877e34530f19995836ecf4eef0a9f8b6037a57e775a1131c34a · sha256:d6d28e8fb2bc7f30… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
1 source assertion{"name":"https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-jr4h-w6p5-w55r","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-jr4h-w6p5-w55r"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:27647948105e7877e34530f19995836ecf4eef0a9f8b6037a57e775a1131c34a · sha256:d6d28e8fb2bc7f30… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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