CVE-2026-29072 HIGH

CVE-2026-29072: Discourse missing permission check for policy creation in discourse-policy

Vendor Discourse
Product discourse
Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization
Published March 19, 2026
Last update March 20, 2026
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CVSS base score

8.2/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality —
Integrity —

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to versions 2026.3.0-latest.1, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2, users who do not belong to the allowed policy creation groups can create functional policy acceptance widgets in posts under the right conditions. Versions 2026.3.0-latest.1, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2 contain a patch. As a workaround, disable the discourse-policy plugin by disabling the `policy_enabled` site setting.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 19, 2026 CVE published
March 20, 2026 Record updated