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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD6.3 Medium

CVE-2026-27481

Discourse: Hidden tag visibility bypass on tag routes

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, an authorization bypass vulnerability allows unauthenticated or unauthorized users to view hidden (staff-only) tags and its associated data. All Discourse instances with tagging enabled and staff-only tag groups configured are impacted. This issue has been patched in versions 2026.1.3, 2026.2.2, and 2026.3.0.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

discourse discourse

  • >= 2026.1.0-latest, < 2026.1.3affected
  • >= 2026.2.0-latest, < 2026.2.2affected
  • >= 2026.3.0-latest, < 2026.3.0affected

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