Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 19, 2026· Updated Mar 20, 2026
Discourse missing permission check for policy creation in discourse-policy
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.
Affected products
1- Range: >= 2026.1.0-latest, < 2026.1.2
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
1- github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-7ph8-vprq-4jrpmitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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