---
id: CVE-2026-72727
title: Discourse is an open-source discussion platform
summary: >-
  Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to 026.1.6, 2026.5.2,
  2026.6.1, and 2026.7.0, a low-privileged user could place crafted content in
  the moderation review queue that executed stored cross-site scripting when a
  modera…
severity: none
cwe:
  - CWE-79
published: '2026-08-10'
updated: '2026-09-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-08T20:54:37.790'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72727'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-pq6q-p5g3-rj54
    label: security-advisories@github.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00396
epssPercentile: 0.31007
ingestedAt: '2026-09-08T21:11:12.273Z'
---

## Overview

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to 026.1.6, 2026.5.2, 2026.6.1, and 2026.7.0, a low-privileged user could place crafted content in the moderation review queue that executed stored cross-site scripting when a moderator viewed it on a site with a modified or disabled default Content Security Policy. This issue is fixed in versions 2026.1.6, 2026.5.2, 2026.6.1, and 2026.7.0.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.