--- title: "CVE-2026-91157: Discourse - Broken Access Control" description: "Discourse < 2026.9.0, 2026.8.1, 2026.7.3, and 2026.1.9 contains an information disclosure vulnerability caused by improper reconciliation of upload security metadata when category permissions change, letting anonymous users access restricted media via short URLs, exploit requires secure uploads enabled and category permission changes." url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-91157/ --- # CVE-2026-91157 Discourse - Broken Access Control Discourse < 2026.9.0, 2026.8.1, 2026.7.3, and 2026.1.9 contains an information disclosure vulnerability caused by improper reconciliation of upload security metadata when category permissions change, letting anonymous users access restricted media via short URLs, exploit requires secure uploads enabled and category permission changes. CVSS base score 7.5 /10 High CISA KEV Not listed Public exploit None known Authentication Not required [View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-91157) ## Details Type Broken Access Control Impact Information Disclosure CVSS vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Published 14 October 2026 Updated 15 October 2026 Weakness [CWE-200](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/200.html) ## Vendor fix Update to versions 2026.9.0, 2026.8.1, 2026.7.3, or 2026.1.9. Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them. ## References - [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-91157](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-91157) - [https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/98f1c021d0e956cded5239a5d8a6afe2b9e1b7e7](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/98f1c021d0e956cded5239a5d8a6afe2b9e1b7e7) - [https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/b2fb98394b2636b29e850f06b0029f8ca8b48458](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/b2fb98394b2636b29e850f06b0029f8ca8b48458) - [https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-298h-xgw6-4pv3](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-298h-xgw6-4pv3) - [https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/16017732981fdb3ee65d7b3c69c573610bf02aab](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/16017732981fdb3ee65d7b3c69c573610bf02aab) - [https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/83f5f9f1df7ddc79ec0950e1b2038ba659635708](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/83f5f9f1df7ddc79ec0950e1b2038ba659635708) [← All CVEs](https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/) ## What this record can't tell you - Whether you run the affected software, and where - Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it - The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number - What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first Panop answers these inside your environment, for this CVE and every other finding. [Book a demo](https://panop.io/demo)