CVE-2026-44785 Discourse: Hidden reply-to post raw can be disclosed through AI explain prompts

What is CVE-2026-44785?

CVE-2026-44785 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Discourse Discourse, published on 12 Jun 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. From versions 2026.1.0-latest to before 2026.1.4, 2026.3.0-latest to before 2026.3.1, and 2026.4.0-latest to before 2026.4.1, the AI "explain" helper only checks can_see? on the post being explained, not its reply_to_post, so any authenticated user with access to the AI helper could read the raw contents of a hidden parent post by invoking "Explain" on a reply to it. This issue has been patched in versions 2026.1.4, 2026.3.1, 2026.4.1, and 2026.5.0-latest.1.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-44785?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including discourse. It affects 1 product.

Products include Discourse Discourse.

How do I fix CVE-2026-44785?

Upgrade discourse to a fixed version for your release line: 2026.1.4, 2026.3.1 or 2026.4.1.

Is CVE-2026-44785 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-44785 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2021-41163 RCE via malicious SNS subscription payload Critical 10.0
• CVE-2022-36066 Discourse vulnerable to RCE via admins uploading maliciously zipped file Critical 9.1
• CVE-2022-39356 Discourse user account takeover via email and invite link High 8.9
• CVE-2023-22468 Discourse vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting in local oneboxes High 8.8
• CVE-2026-27934 Discourse leaks private topic title and post excerpt via user action API endpoint High 8.7

All Discourse Discourse vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as BIT-discourse-2026-44785, GHSA-7h76-fwxc-j586.