CVE-2026-28218 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-28218: Discourse's Fail-Open Access Control in Data Explorer Plugin Allows Unauthorized SQL Query Execution

Vendor Discourse
Product discourse
Weakness CWE-284
Published February 26, 2026
Last update March 2, 2026
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CVSS base score

5.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality —
Integrity —

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Discourse is an open source discussion platform. Prior to versions 2025.12.2, 2026.1.1, and 2026.2.0, fail-open access control in Data Explorer plugin allows any authenticated user to execute SQL queries that have no explicit group assignments, including built-in system queries. Versions 2025.12.2, 2026.1.1, and 2026.2.0 patch the issue. As a workaround, either explicitly set group permissions on each Data Explorer query that doesn't have permissions, or disable discourse-data-explorer plugin.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 26, 2026 CVE published
March 2, 2026 Record updated