Vulnerability · Published Mar 20, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2026-33422Discourse exposes ip_address of flagged user

Low 3.5

In plain English

A low-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 0.3% (higher than 20% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.5Low

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 80.3% 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 2026.3.0-latest.1, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2, the `ip_address` of a flagged user is exposed to any user who can access the review queue, including users who should not be able to see IP addresses. 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)

Vendor	Product	Versions
discourse	discourse	>= 2026.1.0-latest, < 2026.1.2>= 2026.2.0-latest, < 2026.2.1= 2026.3.0-latest

Weakness: CWE-200 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

References

https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-x32r-45vg-vm84 x_refsource_CONFIRM