CVE-2026-33394 Discourse leaks PM post edits to moderators

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to versions 2026.3.0-latest.1, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2, the Post Edits admin report /admin/reports/postedits leaked the first 40 characters of raw post content from private messages and secure categories to moderators who shouldn't have access...

CVE-2026-33394 Discourse leaks PM post edits to moderators

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to versions 2026.3.0-latest.1, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2, the Post Edits admin report /admin/reports/postedits leaked the first 40 characters of raw post content from private messages and secure categories to moderators who shouldn't have access...

EUVD-2026-13239

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Versions prior to 2026.3.0-latest.1, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2 have a vulnerability in an API endpoint that discloses private topic metadata of admin users to moderator users even if the moderators do not have access to the private topics. Versions...

CVE-2026-27935 Discourse leaks private topic metadata to non-authorized users

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Versions prior to 2026.3.0-latest.1, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2 have a vulnerability in an API endpoint that discloses private topic metadata of admin users to moderator users even if the moderators do not have access to the private topics. Versions...

PT-2026-26426

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Discourse versions prior to 2026.3.0-latest.1 Discourse versions prior to 2026.2.1 Discourse versions prior to 2026.1.2 Description Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. The Post Edits admin report, accessible via the...

PT-2026-26434

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Discourse versions prior to 2026.3.0-latest.1 Discourse versions prior to 2026.2.1 Discourse versions prior to 2026.1.2 Description Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to versions 2026.3.0-latest.1, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2,...

BIT-DISCOURSE-2026-27153 Discourse doesn't prevent moderators from exporting user Chat DMs

Discourse is an open source discussion platform. Prior to versions 2025.12.2, 2026.1.1, and 2026.2.0, moderators could export user Chat DMs via the CSV export endpoint by exploiting an overly permissive allowlist in canexportentity?. The method allowed moderators to export any entity not explicit...

CVE-2026-27151

Discourse is an open source discussion platform. Prior to versions 2025.12.2, 2026.1.1, and 2026.2.0, the moveposts action only checked canmoveposts? on the source topic but never validated write permissions on the destination topic. This allowed TL4 users and category group moderators to move...

CVE-2026-27153

Discourse (open source discussion platform) is affected prior to versions 2025.12.2, 2026.1.1, and 2026.2.0. The issue arises from an overly permissive allowlist in can_export_entity?, letting moderators export any entity not explicitly blocked via the CSV export endpoint to access user Chat DMs....

CVE-2026-27153

Discourse is an open source discussion platform. Prior to versions 2025.12.2, 2026.1.1, and 2026.2.0, moderators could export user Chat DMs via the CSV export endpoint by exploiting an overly permissive allowlist in canexportentity?. The method allowed moderators to export any entity not explicit...

CVE-2026-27151

Discourse is an open source discussion platform. Prior to versions 2025.12.2, 2026.1.1, and 2026.2.0, the moveposts action only checked canmoveposts? on the source topic but never validated write permissions on the destination topic. This allowed TL4 users and category group moderators to move...

AI-Generated Text and the Detection Arms Race

In 2023, the science fiction literary magazine Clarkesworld stopped accepting new submissions because so many were generated by artificial intelligence. Near as the editors could tell, many submitters pasted the magazine’s detailed story guidelines into an AI and sent in the results. And they...

BIT-DISCOURSE-2026-24742 Discourse staff action logs expose sensitive information to moderators

Discourse is an open source discussion platform. In versions prior to 3.5.4, 2025.11.2, 2025.12.1, and 2026.1.0, non-admin moderators can view sensitive information in staff action logs that should be restricted to administrators only. The exposed information includes webhook payload URLs and...

BIT-DISCOURSE-2026-21865 Discourse topic conversion permission vulnerability for moderators

Discourse is an open source discussion platform. In versions prior to 3.5.4, 2025.11.2, 2025.12.1, and 2026.1.0, moderators can convert some personal messages to public topics when they shouldn't have access. This issue is patched in versions 3.5.4, 2025.11.2, 2025.12.1, and 2026.1.0. As a...

BIT-DISCOURSE-2025-69289 Discourse has insecure default configuration that allows non-admin moderators to takeover any non-staff account via email change

Discourse is an open source discussion platform. A privilege escalation vulnerability in versions prior to 3.5.4, 2025.11.2, 2025.12.1, and 2026.1.0 allows a non-admin moderator to bypass email-change restrictions, allowing a takeover of non-staff accounts. This issue is patched in versions 3.5.4...

BIT-DISCOURSE-2025-68933 Discourse non-admin moderators can exfiltrate private content via post ownership transfer

Discourse is an open source discussion platform. In versions prior to 3.5.4, 2025.11.2, 2025.12.1, and 2026.1.0, non-admin moderators with the moderatorschangepostownership setting enabled can change ownership of posts in private messages and restricted categories they cannot access, then export...

CVE-2025-69289

Discourse is an open source discussion platform. A privilege escalation vulnerability in versions prior to 3.5.4, 2025.11.2, 2025.12.1, and 2026.1.0 allows a non-admin moderator to bypass email-change restrictions, allowing a takeover of non-staff accounts. This issue is patched in versions 3.5.4...

CVE-2025-68933

Discourse is an open source discussion platform. In versions prior to 3.5.4, 2025.11.2, 2025.12.1, and 2026.1.0, non-admin moderators with the moderatorschangepostownership setting enabled can change ownership of posts in private messages and restricted categories they cannot access, then export...

CVE-2026-24742

Discourse is an open source discussion platform. In versions prior to 3.5.4, 2025.11.2, 2025.12.1, and 2026.1.0, non-admin moderators can view sensitive information in staff action logs that should be restricted to administrators only. The exposed information includes webhook payload URLs and...

CVE-2026-24742 Discourse staff action logs expose sensitive information to moderators

Discourse is an open source discussion platform. In versions prior to 3.5.4, 2025.11.2, 2025.12.1, and 2026.1.0, non-admin moderators can view sensitive information in staff action logs that should be restricted to administrators only. The exposed information includes webhook payload URLs and...