---
id: CVE-2026-72729
title: Discourse is an open-source discussion platform
summary: >-
  Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to 2026.1.6, 2026.5.2,
  2026.6.1, and 2026.7.0, the discourse-local-dates plugin rendered crafted
  local-date format data as HTML on sites with a modified or disabled default
  Content S…
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-2026-72729'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/9768f476ed86ea202440cd2b6245af8a4f94ec69
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/981ba23d33d2e2d98f6690734116af58f2cea938
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/a7e509bfa1aa6288b447503de6ef798c31a62751
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/d5d5055fbdf04d5bd72fcaa7e4257fac5adac049
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-rw96-2xg7-h54g
    label: security-advisories@github.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00483
epssPercentile: 0.38977
ingestedAt: '2026-09-08T21:11:12.273Z'
---

## Overview

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to 2026.1.6, 2026.5.2, 2026.6.1, and 2026.7.0, the discourse-local-dates plugin rendered crafted local-date format data as HTML on sites 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.