CVE-2026-29072 is a high-severity improper authorization vulnerability affecting Discourse versions prior to 2026.3.0-latest.1, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2. This flaw permits users not authorized to create policy groups to nonetheless create functional policy acceptance widgets within posts under specific conditions. Rated 7.5 HIGH on the CVSS scale, it presents a network attack vector with low complexity, requiring no privileges or user interaction, and results in a high integrity impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion regarding this vulnerability. Organizations are advised to update to a patched version or disable the `policy_enabled` site setting as a workaround.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2026.1.0, < 2026.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2026.2.0, < 2026.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2026.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:2026.3.0:*:*:*:latest:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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