Vulnerability · Published Mar 20, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2026-30888Discourse has moderator privilege escalation via arbitrary post_id in suspend/silence endpoint
Low 2.2
In plain English
A low-severity privilege mismanagement 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 15% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)2.2Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 85.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Versions prior to 2026.3.0-latest.1, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2 allow a moderator to edit site policy documents (ToS, guidelines, privacy policy) that they are explicitly prohibited from modifying. Versions 2026.3.0-latest.1, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2 contain a patch. No known workarounds are available.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
References
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-jj9p-p7m6-jq96 x_refsource_CONFIRM