VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-72730

CVSS score8.7 HIGH
EPSS probability0.43%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-08-10
Last modified2026-09-08
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Description

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to 2026.1.6, 2026.5.2, 2026.6.1, and 2026.7.0, the Rich Text Editor rendered a chat-transcript username as HTML, allowing stored cross-site scripting. This issue is fixed in versions 2026.1.6, 2026.5.2, 2026.6.1, and 2026.7.0.

Weakness classification

  • security-advisories@github.com: CWE-79

Primary references