Vulnerability · Published Aug 10, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2026-72726Discourse: Unauthorized eavesdropping on private AI bot conversations.
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity information exposure 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 0.5% (higher than 39% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 60.5% 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 2026.1.6, 2026.5.2, 2026.6.1, and 2026.7.0, an authenticated user could eavesdrop on private AI bot conversations through the AI bot reply stream. The issue is fixed in 2026.1.6, 2026.5.2, 2026.6.1, and 2026.7.0.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-200 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-gw88-2jw8-jf2h x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/01faa889830f56e02fba2f6c1731811d319c5e81 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/1fb2026eb8004dfeb12553014cc534dfd8083fbc x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/9247666f8359f3cf214b8aea3d396e8a8237ed38 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/b56b98232aa4dad4a30500a65e31db0c9080c8f5 x_refsource_MISC