Unrated severityOSV Advisory· Published Jan 28, 2026· Updated Feb 26, 2026
Discourse users archives leaked to users with moderation privileges
CVE-2025-68666
Description
Discourse is an open source discussion platform. In versions prior to 3.5.4, 2025.11.2, 2025.12.1, and 2026.1.0, users archives are viewable by users with moderation privileges even though moderators should not have access to the archives. Private topic/post content made by the users are leaked through the archives leading to a breach of confidentiality. This issue is patched in versions 3.5.4, 2025.11.2, 2025.12.1, and 2026.1.0. To work around this problem, a site admin can temporarily revoke the moderation role from all moderators until the Discourse instance has been upgraded to a version that has been patched.
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Affected products
3beta, latest-release, release, …+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: beta, latest-release, release, …
- (no CPE)range: prior to 3.5.4, 2025.11.2, 2025.12.1, and 2026.1.0
Patches
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References
1- github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-xmvw-jjqq-25mvmitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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