Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to 2026.1.6, 2026.5.2, 2026.6.1, and 2026.7.0, SiteSerializer.anonymous_default_navigation_menu_tags serializes tags from SiteSetting.default_navigation_menu_tags without applying DiscourseTagging.filter_visible for the anonymous viewer. An unauthenticated user can retrieve restricted tag names and descriptions through /site.json when those tags are limited by inaccessible categories, category tag groups, or tag-group permissions. This issue is fixed in versions 2026.1.6, 2026.5.2, 2026.6.1, and 2026.7.0.
CVE-2026-72723
This medium-severity CVE scores 5.3 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.4%, top 69% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 5.3
- EG Score
- 5.3(medium)
- EG Risk
- 39(Track)EG Risk 39/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity53% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability100% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 31%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
August 10, 2026
Last Modified
August 10, 2026
Advisory Details (9)
Auto-updated Aug 10, 2026Anonymous sidebar serialization exposes descriptions of category-restricted tags · Advisory · discourse/discourse · GitHub
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-4p6q-h74v-5j7pSecurity fixes for release/2026.6
Fix merged in discourse/discourse PR #42094 on 2026-07-28 — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/42094Security fixes for release/2026.5
Fix merged in discourse/discourse PR #42093 on 2026-07-28 — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/42093Security fixes for release/2026.1
Fix merged in discourse/discourse PR #42092 on 2026-07-28 — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/42092Security fixes for main
Fix merged in discourse/discourse PR #42091 on 2026-07-28 — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/42091commit da84c677213c (discourse/discourse)
Fix landed in discourse/discourse commit da84c677213c — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/da84c677213cac3b024e753f180f45472b89efdecommit 900f51c14791 (discourse/discourse)
Fix landed in discourse/discourse commit 900f51c14791 — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/900f51c147913f667e64484c2f2dd48c723314accommit 03444ddb74d5 (discourse/discourse)
Fix landed in discourse/discourse commit 03444ddb74d5 — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/03444ddb74d535dda557350f4c5800a6ec2669d7commit 0248e9ca82d0 (discourse/discourse)
Fix landed in discourse/discourse commit 0248e9ca82d0 — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/0248e9ca82d0493037a9ca04d73904ccfad795f9Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 11× in last 7d / 40× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
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- 2026-08-10 16:09 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
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