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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD1.2 Low

CVE-2026-28227

Discourse Vulnerable to Unauthorized Topic Creation in Staff-Only Categories via Topic Timer publish_to_category

Description

Discourse is an open source discussion platform. Prior to versions 2025.12.2, 2026.1.1, and 2026.2.0, TL4 users can publish topics into staff-only categories via the `publish_to_category` topic timer, bypassing authorization checks. Versions 2025.12.2, 2026.1.1, and 2026.2.0 patch the issue. No known workarounds are available.

Affected products

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

discourse discourse

  • < 2025.12.2affected
  • >= 2026.1.0-latest, < 2026.1.1affected
  • >= 2026.2.0-latest, < 2026.2.0affected

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