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Medium · 6.3 CVE-2026-27481 EUVD-2026-18866

Discourse: Hidden tag visibility bypass on tag routes

Published Apr 3, 2026 · Updated Apr 7, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. From versions 2026.1.0-latest to before 2026.1.3, 2026.2.0-latest to before 2026.2.2, and 2026.3.0-latest to before 2026.3.0, an authorization bypass vulnerability allows unauthenticated or unauthorized users to view hidden (staff-only) tags and its associated data. All Discourse instances with tagging enabled and staff-only tag groups configured are impacted. This issue has been patched in versions 2026.1.3, 2026.2.2, and 2026.3.0.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
discourse discourse >= 2026.1.0-latest, < 2026.1.3, >= 2026.2.0-latest, < 2026.2.2, >= 2026.3.0-latest, < 2026.3.0 —

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