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Plain-English summary
CVE-2026-27150 is a low-severity Discourse authorization flaw. A logged-in user could create bookmarks for Data Explorer query groups they should not access, causing limited metadata exposure through bookmark reminder notifications. It does not indicate public exploitation or full data access in the provided sources.
Executive priority
Handle in routine patching unless the Discourse instance hosts sensitive query group metadata or has many untrusted authenticated users. The business risk is limited disclosure, not system takeover.
Technical view
Discourse Data Explorer’s QueryGroupBookmarkable lacked validate_before_create authorization before fixed versions. This missing authorization check, classified as CWE-862, allowed authenticated users to create unauthorized query group bookmarks. Fixed versions add the check and make BaseBookmarkable raise NotImplementedError when implementations omit it.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to Discourse instances running affected versions before 2025.12.2, 2026.1.1, or 2026.2.0. The issue requires a logged-in user and affects metadata disclosure via bookmark reminder notifications.
Exploitation context
The CVE record lists KEV as false and CVSS v4 exploit maturity as unreported. The provided sources do not claim active exploitation, public exploit availability, or unauthenticated exploitation.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE data and GitHub advisory. The advisory names the authorization gap and fixed versions but does not provide a workaround or exploitation indicators. Avoid assuming broader Data Explorer data exposure beyond bookmark reminder metadata.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade Discourse to 2025.12.2, 2026.1.1, 2026.2.0, or later fixed releases.
- If immediate upgrade is not possible, monitor vendor guidance because no workaround is listed.
- Review whether Data Explorer is present and prioritize affected community or internal forum instances.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Discourse versions and compare them with the affected version ranges.
- Confirm the instance is updated to a fixed release listed in the advisory.
- Review logs or notifications for unusual bookmark reminders involving restricted query groups.
- Track the GitHub advisory for any revised remediation or detection guidance.
Public sources used
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- Low
- CVSS
- 1.3 (4.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U——Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 4.0 score
1.3LowVector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-rw95-54qr-qrw8CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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Missing Authorization
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