CVE-2026-44787
Discourse: Signup-time primary_group_id assignment grants whisperer access
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.2 High
- Published
- Jul 9, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 10, 2026
- Reserved
- May 7, 2026
Description
Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to 2026.6.0, 2026.5.1, 2026.4.2, and 2026.1.5, the signup flow could allow newly registered users to set primary_group_id and gain whisper-group privileges without legitimate group membership on sites with whispers_allowed_groups configured. This issue is fixed in versions 2026.6.0, 2026.5.1, 2026.4.2, and 2026.1.5.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 8.2 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N | GitHub_M |
Weaknesses
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
discoursediscourse |
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References
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-vmwq-jvxx-jwfx
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/012796ac28c85b30aa233c5ef042fc66efff8126
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/0f50a07a6ef4b33f3f826ce6d7bf6d7bd16912d8
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/5418e3027dba109e27a4796463686d61e190ac29
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/6fc7e6cf04422fc3f9d1c99134803071e983ff0a
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/releases/tag/v2026.1.5
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/releases/tag/v2026.4.2
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/releases/tag/v2026.5.1
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/releases/tag/v2026.6.0
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