Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 9, 2026· Updated Jul 10, 2026
Discourse: Forged AWS SNS bounce notifications can disable a targeted user's email (missing TopicArn binding)
CVE-2026-53961
Description
Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to 2026.6.0, 2026.5.1, 2026.4.2, and 2026.1.5, the AWS SES bounce webhook at POST /webhooks/aws verified that SNS messages were signed by Amazon but did not bind them to trusted TopicArn values, allowing any AWS account holder to publish validly signed forged Bounce notifications that revoke a targeted user email. This issue is fixed in versions 2026.6.0, 2026.5.1, 2026.4.2, and 2026.1.5.
Affected products
2- Range: before 2026.6.0, 2026.5.1, 2026.4.2, and 2026.1.5
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
9- github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/3a3d315a85ef3c6aabfc7e7bb38702059784f06bmitrex_refsource_MISC
- github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/61f12e13aa1b760f81d5ff60f12e3a7e77434b94mitrex_refsource_MISC
- github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/958f0cd831d65a49ec75f05343ca2c167679f0eamitrex_refsource_MISC
- github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/aea35190791261bab258ebab05da279e78cdd0e6mitrex_refsource_MISC
- github.com/discourse/discourse/releases/tag/v2026.1.5mitrex_refsource_MISC
- github.com/discourse/discourse/releases/tag/v2026.4.2mitrex_refsource_MISC
- github.com/discourse/discourse/releases/tag/v2026.5.1mitrex_refsource_MISC
- github.com/discourse/discourse/releases/tag/v2026.6.0mitrex_refsource_MISC
- github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-8f9m-v436-wr3xmitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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