High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Mar 19, 2026· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2026-29072
CVE-2026-29072
Description
Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to versions 2026.3.0-latest.1, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2, users who do not belong to the allowed policy creation groups can create functional policy acceptance widgets in posts under the right conditions. Versions 2026.3.0-latest.1, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2 contain a patch. As a workaround, disable the discourse-policy plugin by disabling the policy_enabled site setting.
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Affected products
5cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=2026.1.0,<2026.1.2
- cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2026.3.0:*:*:*:latest:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <2026.3.0-latest.1, <2026.2.1, <2026.1.2
- (no CPE)range: >= 2026.1.0-latest, < 2026.1.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-7ph8-vprq-4jrpnvdVendor Advisory
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