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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 20, 2026· Updated Mar 20, 2026

Discourse: Composer mentions endpoint leaks hidden group membership through PM `allowed_names` check

CVE-2026-31869

Description

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to versions 2026.3.0-latest.1, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2, the ComposerController#mentions endpoint reveals hidden group membership to any authenticated user who can message the group. By supplying allowed_names referencing a hidden-membership group and probing arbitrary usernames, an attacker can infer membership based on whether user_reasons returns "private" for a given user. This bypasses group member-visibility controls. Versions 2026.3.0-latest.1, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2 contain a patch. To work around this issue, restrict the messageable policy of any hidden-membership group to staff or group members only, so untrusted users cannot reach the vulnerable code path.

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Affected products

3
  • Discourse (software)/Discoursellm-fuzzy2 versions
    <2026.3.0-latest.1, <2026.2.1, <2026.1.2+ 1 more
    • (no CPE)range: <2026.3.0-latest.1, <2026.2.1, <2026.1.2
    • (no CPE)range: >= 2026.1.0-latest, < 2026.1.2
  • osv-coords
    Range: >= 2026.1.0, < 2026.1.2

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