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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-72730 · published 10 August 2026

CVE-2026-72730: Cross-site scripting vulnerability

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.

8.7 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.43% · top 65.2% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting Deferred
8.7CVSS 3.1 base score
0.43%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
0Affected product versions listed by NVD
5References
8 Sep 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/32920affe4ad97b461ca2ae2f664c5fefc374baf
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/3fb1e8ead0d4f48d2cf55c8110825c7e8a6a45f5
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/7eb35d076ab9b6a612e86182336ce9787ce402ea
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/9633b8ecaf5a99f0407f5261b9bd1a05f7dac529
https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-wg48-qxjc-f459

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-72730), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.