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Vulnerability · Published Jul 9, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2026-44787Discourse: Signup-time primary_group_id assignment grants whisperer access

High 8.2

In plain English

A high-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 0.7% (higher than 52% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.2High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 47.9% 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 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.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
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-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

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