PT-2026-69870 · Discourse · Discourse

CVE-2026-72730

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Published

2026-08-10

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Updated

2026-08-17

CVSS v3.1

8.7

High

VectorAV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Discourse versions prior to 2026.1.6 Discourse versions prior to 2026.5.2 Discourse versions prior to 2026.6.1 Discourse versions prior to 2026.7.0
Description The Rich Text Editor renders a chat-transcript username as HTML, which enables stored cross-site scripting (XSS), a technique where malicious scripts are permanently stored on the target server and executed in the browser of users viewing the affected content.
Recommendations Update to version 2026.1.6 Update to version 2026.5.2 Update to version 2026.6.1 Update to version 2026.7.0

Exploit

Fix

XSS

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

BIT-DISCOURSE-2026-72730
CVE-2026-72730
GHSA-WG48-QXJC-F459

Affected Products

Discourse