CVE-2026-26207CWE-862

DIscourse's discourse-policy plugin lacks post access check

Medium · published February 26, 2026

CVSS v3.1
5.4
EPSS
0%
Percentile
17.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Discourse is an open source discussion platform. Prior to versions 2025.12.2, 2026.1.1, and 2026.2.0, `discourse-policy` plugin allows any authenticated user to interact with policies on posts they do not have permission to view. The `PolicyController` loads posts by ID without verifying the current user's access, enabling policy group members to accept/unaccept policies on posts in private categories or PMs they cannot see and any authenticated user to enumerate which post IDs have policies attached via differentiated error responses (information disclosure). The issue is patched in versions 2025.12.2, 2026.1.1, and 2026.2.0 by adding a `guardian.can_see?(@post)` check in the `set_post` before_action, ensuring post visibility is verified before any policy action is processed. As a workaround, disabling the discourse-policy plugin (`policy_enabled = false`) eliminates the vulnerability. There is no other workaround without upgrading.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.4 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00262 · 17.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-862 · Missing Authorization
Published
2026-02-26T15:04Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 26 FEB 15:04Z
    DIscourse's discourse-policy plugin lacks post access check
    cvelistv5