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CVE-2026-27935 Detail

Description

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 2026.3.0-latest.1, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2 contain a patch. No known workarounds are available.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
N/A
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Nist CVSS score does not match with CNA score
CNA:  GitHub, Inc.
CVSS-B 6.9 MEDIUM
Vector:  CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/c0f6e9a903800de0dda65c114418ae703d8a51fc GitHub, Inc.
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/d8dbb4cb189cded8c9e8b3ada859fc0db3f41897 GitHub, Inc.
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/f37e4fdf8391e4a54f1885a3a5514d390eb28bab GitHub, Inc.
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-wxqr-r4wv-cw76 GitHub, Inc.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-201 Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data GitHub, Inc.  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-27935
NVD Published Date:
03/19/2026
NVD Last Modified:
03/20/2026
Source:
GitHub, Inc.