CVE-2026-44785

CVE-2026-44785 affects Discourse. The vulnerability arises because the AI "explain" helper validates can_see? only on the post being explained, allowing an authenticated user with access to the AI helper to read the raw contents of a hidden parent post by invoking Explain on a reply to it. Affect...

CVE-2026-44785: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. From versions 2026.1.0-latest to before 2026.1.4, 2026.3.0-latest to before 2026.3.1, and 2026.4.0-latest to before 2026.4.1, the AI "explain" helper only checks cansee? on the post being explained, not its replytopost, so any authenticated user wi...