CVE-2026-32615 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-32615: Discourse: Category group moderators can perform actions on topics in restricted categories without read access

Vendor Discourse
Product discourse
Weakness CWE-285
Published March 31, 2026
Last update April 1, 2026

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:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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, category group moderators could perform privileged actions on topics inside private categories they did not have read access to. This issue has been patched in versions 2026.1.3, 2026.2.2, and 2026.3.0.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 31, 2026 CVE published
April 1, 2026 Record updated