What is CVE-2026-29072?

CVE-2026-29072 is a high-severity vulnerability in Discourse, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-03-19.

How severe is CVE-2026-29072?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Discourse

CVE-2026-29072

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to versions 2026.3.0-latest.1, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2, users who do not belong to the allowed policy creation groups can create functional policy acceptance widgets in posts under the right conditions. Versions 2026.3.0-latest.1, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2 contain a patch. As a workaround, disable the discourse-policy plugin by disabling the `policy_enabled` site setting.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.002 (14.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Discourse — versions = 2026.3.0-latest, >= 2026.2.0-latest, < 2026.2.1, >= 2026.1.0-latest, < 2026.1.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-29072?: CVE-2026-29072 is a high-severity vulnerability in Discourse, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-03-19.
How severe is CVE-2026-29072?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.