CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-84302

MediumCVSS 4.2
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.24%

13th percentile - higher than 13% of all known CVEs

Summary

Discourse before certain versions allowed Discourse AI reviewables associated with private messages to appear in the moderator review queue of a moderator who was not a participant. Visibility filtering did not restrict access, allowing the moderator to read confidential content and potentially modify the private message by closing the topic or deleting a post.

Risk Assessment

Moderators without proper authorization may access private communications, violating confidentiality and potentially making unauthorized changes.

Recommendation

Update Discourse to a patched version (e.g., 2026.7.0) and verify that non-participant moderators cannot access reviewables for private messages.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to 2026.1.6, 2026.5.2, 2026.6.1, and 2026.7.0, Discourse AI reviewables associated with private messages could appear in the moderator review queue of a moderator who was not a participant in the message. Reviewable visibility filtering did not restrict private-message reviewables to the audience permitted to access the underlying private-message topic, allowing the moderator to read otherwise confidential content. Depending on the available reviewable action, the moderator could also modify the private message by closing its topic or deleting a post. Exploitation requires an authenticated moderator account and a pre-existing Discourse AI reviewable associated with a private message. This issue is fixed in versions 2026.1.6, 2026.5.2, 2026.6.1, and 2026.7.0.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS