PT-2026-29308 · Discourse · Discourse

Davidtaylorhq · Published 2026-03-31 · Updated 2026-04-07 · CVE-2026-32615

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Discourse versions 2026.1.0 through 2026.1.2, 2026.2.0 through 2026.2.1, and 2026.3.0 through 2026.2.9

Description Discourse, an open-source discussion platform, had a flaw where category group moderators could execute privileged actions on topics within private categories they were not authorized to view. This allowed unauthorized actions within restricted areas of the platform.

Recommendations Update to Discourse version 2026.1.3 or later. Update to Discourse version 2026.2.2 or later. Update to Discourse version 2026.3.0 or later.

Exploit

Fix

Improper Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-285

Related Identifiers

BIT-DISCOURSE-2026-32615

CVE-2026-32615

GHSA-PR9M-5HPQ-WC57

Affected Products

Discourse

References · 6

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/32xxx/CVE-2026-32615.json · Exploit
• https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/5a00b47523ec70cbb6e8efc3ac7677cc0a91448b · Patch
• https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-pr9m-5hpq-wc57 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32615 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/BIT-discourse-2026-32615 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32615 · Security Note