High severity8.7NVD Advisory· Published Aug 10, 2026· Updated Sep 8, 2026
CVE-2026-72730
CVE-2026-72730
Description
Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to 2026.1.6, 2026.5.2, 2026.6.1, and 2026.7.0, the Rich Text Editor rendered a chat-transcript username as HTML, allowing stored cross-site scripting. This issue is fixed in versions 2026.1.6, 2026.5.2, 2026.6.1, and 2026.7.0.
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Affected products
2- Range: <2026.1.6, <2026.5.2, <2026.6.1, <2026.7.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/32920affe4ad97b461ca2ae2f664c5fefc374bafnvd
- github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/3fb1e8ead0d4f48d2cf55c8110825c7e8a6a45f5nvd
- github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/7eb35d076ab9b6a612e86182336ce9787ce402eanvd
- github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/9633b8ecaf5a99f0407f5261b9bd1a05f7dac529nvd
- github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-wg48-qxjc-f459nvd
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