CVE-2026-44787
HIGH
8.2
CVSS 3.1
Description
Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to 2026.6.0, 2026.5.1, 2026.4.2, and 2026.1.5, the signup flow could allow newly registered users to set primary_group_id and gain whisper-group privileges without legitimate group membership on sites with whispers_allowed_groups configured. This issue is fixed in versions 2026.6.0, 2026.5.1, 2026.4.2, and 2026.1.5.
Metadata
Severity & Metrics
8.2
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Affected products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Platform | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|
| discourse | discourse | — | >= 2026.1.0-latest, < 2026.1.5, >= 2026.4.0-latest, < 2026.4.2, >= 2026.5.0-latest, < 2026.5.1 |
Weakness (CWE)
| CWE | Source | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-269 | cna | CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management |
CVSS scores (1)
| Score | Severity | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.2 | HIGH | 3.1 | cna | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N |
References (9)
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-vmwq-jvxx-jwfx https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-vmwq-jvxx-jwfx
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/012796ac28c85b30aa233c5ef042fc66efff8126 https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/012796ac28c85b30aa233c5ef042fc66efff8126
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/0f50a07a6ef4b33f3f826ce6d7bf6d7bd16912d8 https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/0f50a07a6ef4b33f3f826ce6d7bf6d7bd16912d8
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/5418e3027dba109e27a4796463686d61e190ac29 https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/5418e3027dba109e27a4796463686d61e190ac29
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/6fc7e6cf04422fc3f9d1c99134803071e983ff0a https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/6fc7e6cf04422fc3f9d1c99134803071e983ff0a
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/releases/tag/v2026.1.5 https://github.com/discourse/discourse/releases/tag/v2026.1.5
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/releases/tag/v2026.4.2 https://github.com/discourse/discourse/releases/tag/v2026.4.2
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/releases/tag/v2026.5.1 https://github.com/discourse/discourse/releases/tag/v2026.5.1
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/releases/tag/v2026.6.0 https://github.com/discourse/discourse/releases/tag/v2026.6.0