CVE-2026-28227

medium

Description

Discourse is an open source discussion platform. Prior to versions 2025.12.2, 2026.1.1, and 2026.2.0, TL4 users can publish topics into staff-only categories via the `publish_to_category` topic timer, bypassing authorization checks. Versions 2025.12.2, 2026.1.1, and 2026.2.0 patch the issue. No known workarounds are available.

References

https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/from-sqli-to-rce-exploiting-langgraphs-checkpointer/

https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-m49w-78mh-87jp

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-02-26

Updated: 2026-03-02

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 3.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 2.7

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v4

Base Score: 5.1

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

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00036