CVE-2026-27740: Discourse

Medium severity, CVSS 6.1. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Versions prior to 2026.3.0-latest.1, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2 have a cross-site scripting vulnerability that arises because the system trusts the raw output from an AI Large Language Model (LLM) and renders it using htmlSafe in the Review Queue interface without adequate sanitization. A malicious attacker can use valid Prompt Injection techniques to force the AI to return a malicious payload (e.g., tags). When a Staff member (Admin/Moderator) views the flagged post in the Review Queue, the payload executes. Versions 2026.3.0-latest.1, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2 contain a patch. As a workaround, temporarily disable AI triage automation scripts.

Affected products

• Discourse Discourse: from 2026.1.0, before 2026.1.2 (fixed in 2026.1.2); from 2026.2.0, before 2026.2.1 (fixed in 2026.2.1); version 2026.3.0 only

Published 2026-03-19. Last modified 2026-06-17.