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CVE-2026-27491— Discourse has a bypass of official warnings messages by non-staff users

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Affected
discourse discourse
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
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Discourse是Discourse开源的一套开源的社区讨论平台。该平台包括社区、电子邮件和聊天室等功能。 Discourse 2026.3.0-latest.1之前版本、2026.2.1之前版本和2026.1.2之前版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于帖子操作API端点中的类型强制问题，可能导致非工作人员用户向其他用户发出警告。

AI Predicted 5.5 Difficulty: Easy EPSS 0.34% · P25

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

T1190 · Exploit Public-Facing Application
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-27491

Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
Discourse has a bypass of official warnings messages by non-staff users
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to versions 2026.3.0-latest.1, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2, a type coercion issue in a post actions API endpoint allowed non-staff users to issue warnings to other users. Warnings are a staff-only moderation feature. The vulnerability required the attacker to be a logged-in user and to send a specifically crafted request. No data exposure or privilege escalation beyond the ability to create unauthorized user warnings was possible. Versions 2026.3.0-latest.1, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2 contain a patch. No known workarounds are available.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
授权机制缺失
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Discourse 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Discourse是Discourse开源的一套开源的社区讨论平台。该平台包括社区、电子邮件和聊天室等功能。 Discourse 2026.3.0-latest.1之前版本、2026.2.1之前版本和2026.1.2之前版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于帖子操作API端点中的类型强制问题，可能导致非工作人员用户向其他用户发出警告。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

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discourse discourse >= 2026.1.0-latest, < 2026.1.2 -

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Patches & Fixes for CVE-2026-27491 (3)

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-27491 (1)

Same Patch Batch · discourse · 2026-03-19 · 17 CVEs total

CVE-2026-33355 6.5 MEDIUM Discourse filters whisper posts from private-posts feed
CVE-2026-33410 5.4 MEDIUM Discourse hardens chat DM channel creation and expansion
CVE-2026-27454 5.3 MEDIUM Discourse has check revision visibility on posts endpoint
CVE-2026-33395 4.4 MEDIUM Discourse has stored click‑based XSS via Graphviz SVG javascript: links
CVE-2026-32099 4.3 MEDIUM Discourse prevents hidden profile data leak via user onebox
CVE-2026-33393 4.3 MEDIUM Discourse fixes loose hostname matching in spam host allowlist
CVE-2026-27166 4.1 MEDIUM Discourse vulnerable to HTML injection via prohibited iframe URLs
CVE-2026-33394 2.7 LOW Discourse leaks PM post edits to moderators
CVE-2026-33408 2.2 LOW Discourse has Improper Authorization in "Post Edits" Report For Moderators
CVE-2026-27570 Discourse Vulnerable to Stored XSS via Shared AI Conversation Onebox
CVE-2026-27740 Discourse has Stored XSS in AI Triage Automation
CVE-2026-27934 Discourse leaks private topic title and post excerpt via user action API endpoint
CVE-2026-27935 Discourse leaks private topic metadata to non-authorized users
CVE-2026-27936 Discourse discloses restricted post-action counts to non-privileged users
CVE-2026-28282 Discourse vulnerable to group membership addition permission bypass via discourse-policy p
CVE-2026-29072 Discourse missing permission check for policy creation in discourse-policy

IV. Related Vulnerabilities

Same product: discourse
Same vendor: discourse
Same weakness: CWE-862

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