CVE 6.5 MEDIUM

Discourse topic conversion permission vulnerability for moderators_CVE-2026-21865

6.5 / 10
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Description

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 workaround, site admin can temporarily revoke the moderation role from untrusted moderators or remove the moderator group from the "personal message enabled groups" site setting until the Discourse instance has been upgraded to a version that has been patched.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-21865
Source GitHub_M
Published Jan 28, 2026 at 19:51
Modified Jan 28, 2026 at 20:10

Affected Product

Vendor discourse
Product discourse
Version < 3.5.4
Affected Versions discourse discourse < 3.5.4
discourse discourse >= 2025.11.0-latest, < 2025.11.2
discourse discourse >= 2025.12.0-latest, < 2025.12.1
discourse discourse >= 2026.1.0-latest, < 2026.1.0

CWE Classification

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