Vulnerability · Published Jul 9, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2026-45780Discourse: Private event sample invitees are serialized to non-invited event viewers

Medium 5.3

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 43% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 57.2% 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, EventSerializer could expose invited group names, sample invitees, and attendance statistics to users who could view the topic but were not entitled to view the private event invitee list. 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-200 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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