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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD2.2 Low

CVE-2026-30888

Discourse has moderator privilege escalation via arbitrary post_id in suspend/silence endpoint

Description

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Versions prior to 2026.3.0-latest.1, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2 allow a moderator to edit site policy documents (ToS, guidelines, privacy policy) that they are explicitly prohibited from modifying. Versions 2026.3.0-latest.1, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2 contain a patch. 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

  • < 2026.3.0-latest.1affected
  • >= 2026.2.0-latest, < 2026.2.1affected
  • >= 2026.1.0-latest, < 2026.1.2affected

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