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CVE-2026-44787Discourse: Signup-time primary_group_id assignment grants whisperer access
Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to 2026.6.0, 2026.5.1, 2026.4.2, and 2026.1.5, the signup flow could allow newly registered users to set primary_group_id and gain whisper-group privileges without legitimate group membership on sites with whispers_allowed_groups configured. This issue is fixed in versions 2026.6.0, 2026.5.1, 2026.4.2, and 2026.1.5.
8.2 HIGHEPSS 0.66%Not in KEVNVD: Analyzed
Overview
Severity
| Score | Severity | Version | Vector String |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.2 | HIGH | 3.1GitHub_M (CNA) | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N |
| 7.1 | HIGH | 3.1NVD | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N |
Details
- CVE ID
- CVE-2026-44787
- Status
- Analyzed
- Assigner (CNA)
- GitHub_M
- Published
- Jul 9, 2026
- Last modified
- 2026-07-14 20:44 UTC
- Weaknesses
- CWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management
Affected Products
As published by the CNA in the CVE record.
discoursediscourse3 version ranges
- >= 2026.1.0-latest, < 2026.1.5
- >= 2026.4.0-latest, < 2026.4.2
- >= 2026.5.0-latest, < 2026.5.1
References
- github.com https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/012796ac28c85b30aa233c5ef042fc66efff8126
- github.com https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/0f50a07a6ef4b33f3f826ce6d7bf6d7bd16912d8
- github.com https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/5418e3027dba109e27a4796463686d61e190ac29
- github.com https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/6fc7e6cf04422fc3f9d1c99134803071e983ff0a
- github.com https://github.com/discourse/discourse/releases/tag/v2026.1.5
- github.com https://github.com/discourse/discourse/releases/tag/v2026.4.2
- github.com https://github.com/discourse/discourse/releases/tag/v2026.5.1
- github.com https://github.com/discourse/discourse/releases/tag/v2026.6.0
- github.com https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-vmwq-jvxx-jwfx