Vulnerability · Published Mar 31, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2026-33185Discourse: Group SMTP test endpoint susceptible to SSRF

Medium 5.3

In plain English

A medium-severity server-side request forgery 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 10% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 4.0)5.3Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 90.4% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. From versions 2026.1.0-latest to before 2026.1.3, 2026.2.0-latest to before 2026.2.2, and 2026.3.0-latest to before 2026.3.0, the group email settings test endpoint could be used to make the server initiate outbound connections to arbitrary hosts and ports. This could allow probing of internal network infrastructure. The endpoint was accessible to non-staff group owners. This issue has been patched in versions 2026.1.3, 2026.2.2, and 2026.3.0.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
discourse	discourse	>= 2026.1.0-latest, < 2026.1.3>= 2026.2.0-latest, < 2026.2.2>= 2026.3.0-latest, < 2026.3.0

Weakness: CWE-918 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N

References

https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-5976-77mj-m4h3 x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/e75cf456e8e318290c569bd6e8fa0f2586ffc530 x_refsource_MISC