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Low · 1.3 CVE-2026-27154 EUVD-2026-8895

Discourse has XSS when editing a malicious post

Published Feb 26, 2026 · Updated Mar 2, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

Discourse is an open source discussion platform. Prior to versions 2025.12.2, 2026.1.1, and 2026.2.0, a user full name can be evaluated as raw HTML when the following settings are set: `display_name_on_posts` => true; and `prioritize_username_in_ux` => false. Editing a post of a malicious user would trigger an XSS. Versions 2025.12.2, 2026.1.1, and 2026.2.0 patch the issue. No known workarounds are available.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
discourse discourse < 2025.12.2, >= 2026.1.0-latest, < 2026.1.1, >= 2026.2.0-latest, < 2026.2.0 —

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