Vulnerability · Published Feb 26, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2026-26979Discourse: TL4 users are able to change status of restricted topics

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In plain English

A missing authorization in discourse from discourse. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 9% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 4.0)0.0None

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 90.7% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Discourse is an open source discussion platform. Prior to versions 2025.12.2, 2026.1.1, and 2026.2.0, TL4 users are able to close, archive and pin topics in private categories they don't have access to. Versions 2025.12.2, 2026.1.1, and 2026.2.0 patch the issue. No known workarounds are available.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
discourse	discourse	< 2025.12.2>= 2026.1.0-latest, < 2026.1.1>= 2026.2.0-latest, < 2026.2.0

Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

References

https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-9c7p-fqc5-c24f x_refsource_CONFIRM