CVE-2026-72730

EUVD-2026-55670
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.
Cross-site Scripting
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
GitHub_MCNA
8.7 HIGH
NETWORK
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: Unknown
Early Detection
Affected products identified ahead of NVD analysis through intelligence sources.
VendorProductVersionSource
discoursediscourse
𝑥
< 2026.1.6
CNA
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
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