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CVE-2026-44786: Discourse: Public chat MessageBus broadcasts are not restricted to chat-eligible users
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-06-12 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-200
Description
Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. From versions 2026.1.0-latest to before 2026.1.4, 2026.3.0-latest to before 2026.3.1, and 2026.4.0-latest to before 2026.4.1, chat events for public category channels are published to MessageBus without permission scoping, so any MessageBus subscriber without chat enabled could receive chat message payloads in real time. This issue has been patched in versions 2026.1.4, 2026.3.1, 2026.4.1, and 2026.5.0-latest.1.
Affected products
- discourse: before 2026.1.0; from 2026.1.0 before 2026.1.4; from 2026.3.0 before 2026.3.1; from 2026.4.0 before 2026.4.1; 2026.5.0 — fixed in 2026.1.0, 2026.1.4, 2026.3.1, 2026.4.1
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: discourse 2026.1.0, 2026.1.4, 2026.3.1, 2026.4.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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