CVE-2026-72723

MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.35.3
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

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).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
5.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.3Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

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 computed
Severity53% × 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, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github_commit, github_pr, github.
github Patch Available

Anonymous sidebar serialization exposes descriptions of category-restricted tags · Advisory · discourse/discourse · GitHub

https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-4p6q-h74v-5j7p
github_pr

Security 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/42094
github_pr

Security 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/42093
github_pr

Security 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/42092
github_pr

Security fixes for main

Fix merged in discourse/discourse PR #42091 on 2026-07-28 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/42091
github_commit

commit da84c677213c (discourse/discourse)

Fix landed in discourse/discourse commit da84c677213c — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/da84c677213cac3b024e753f180f45472b89efde
github_commit

commit 900f51c14791 (discourse/discourse)

Fix landed in discourse/discourse commit 900f51c14791 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/900f51c147913f667e64484c2f2dd48c723314ac
github_commit

commit 03444ddb74d5 (discourse/discourse)

Fix landed in discourse/discourse commit 03444ddb74d5 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/03444ddb74d535dda557350f4c5800a6ec2669d7
github_commit

commit 0248e9ca82d0 (discourse/discourse)

Fix landed in discourse/discourse commit 0248e9ca82d0 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/0248e9ca82d0493037a9ca04d73904ccfad795f9

Weakness 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.

  1. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-72723?
CVE-2026-72723 is a medium vulnerability published on August 10, 2026. Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to 2026.1.6, 2026.5.2, 2026.6.1, and 2026.7.0, SiteSerializer.anonymousdefaultnavigationmenutags serializes tags from SiteSetting.defaultnavigationmenutags without applying DiscourseTagging.filtervisible for the anonymous viewer. An…
When was CVE-2026-72723 disclosed?
CVE-2026-72723 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 10, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-72723 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-72723 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 68.6% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-72723?
CVE-2026-72723 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-72723?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-72723, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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