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NVD Vulnerability Details :
CVE-2026-26207
Awaiting Analysis
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Source-security-advisories@github.com
View Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) details
Published At-26 Feb, 2026 | 16:24
Updated At-27 Feb, 2026 | 14:06

Discourse is an open source discussion platform. Prior to versions 2025.12.2, 2026.1.1, and 2026.2.0, `discourse-policy` plugin allows any authenticated user to interact with policies on posts they do not have permission to view. The `PolicyController` loads posts by ID without verifying the current user's access, enabling policy group members to accept/unaccept policies on posts in private categories or PMs they cannot see and any authenticated user to enumerate which post IDs have policies attached via differentiated error responses (information disclosure). The issue is patched in versions 2025.12.2, 2026.1.1, and 2026.2.0 by adding a `guardian.can_see?(@post)` check in the `set_post` before_action, ensuring post visibility is verified before any policy action is processed. As a workaround, disabling the discourse-policy plugin (`policy_enabled = false`) eliminates the vulnerability. There is no other workaround without upgrading.

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Metrics
TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Secondary3.15.4MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Type: Secondary
Version: 3.1
Base score: 5.4
Base severity: MEDIUM
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CPE Matches

Weaknesses
CWE IDTypeSource
CWE-862Primarysecurity-advisories@github.com
CWE ID: CWE-862
Type: Primary
Source: security-advisories@github.com
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https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-jr4h-w6p5-w55rsecurity-advisories@github.com
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Hyperlink: https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-jr4h-w6p5-w55r
Source: security-advisories@github.com
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