CVE-2026-53960

Summary

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to 2026.1.6, 2026.5.2, 2026.6.1, and 2026.7.0, hidden or otherwise unviewable first-post content was leaked as an excerpt in the publicly-served Q&A (QAPage) JSON-LD structured data, exposing it to any unauthenticated visitor and to search-engine crawlers. This issue is fixed in versions 2026.1.6, 2026.5.2, 2026.6.1, and 2026.7.0.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
discoursediscourse< 2026.1.6affected
discoursediscourse>= 2026.5.0-latest, < 2026.5.2affected
discoursediscourse>= 2026.6.0-latest, < 2026.6.1affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-862: CWE-862: Missing Authorization

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: yes
    • Technical Impact: partial

References