Discourse has a Hidden Solved topics permission bypass (CVE-2026-33251)

Summary

Discourse has a Hidden Solved topics permission bypass

Original description

The description as published by the source.

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to versions 2026.3.0, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2, an authorization bypass vulnerability in hidden Solved topics may allow unauthorized users to accept or unaccept solutions. Versions 2026.3.0, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2 contain a patch. As a workaround, ensure only trusted users are part of the Site Setting for accept_all_solutions_allowed_groups.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) NVD GitHub Advisory OSV

Affected packages

Bitnami discourse

[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"2026.1.0"},{"fixed":"2026.1.2"},{"introduced":"2026.2.0"},{"fixed":"2026.2.1"},{"introduced":"2026.3.0"},{"fixed":"2026.3.0"}]}]

References

advisory github.com
web nvd.nist.gov