CVE-2026-91120
What it is
Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to 2026.1.8, 2026.6.3, 2026.7.2, and 2026.8.0, provider-controlled video titles in lazy video embeds could be reparsed as HTML when Discourse generated notification emails or chat summaries. A user with standard posting privileges could create a post for an enabled YouTube, Vimeo, or TikTok provider whose title contained markup, and the email and chat-summary rendering path would place that markup into the output instead of treating it solely as text. Recipients using HTML-capable email clients could see injected content, potentially including event handlers, but the issue did not directly expose a Discourse browser session or affect the forum page itself. Lazy video embeds must be enabled, which is the default configuration. This issue is fixed in versions 2026.1.8, 2026.6.3, 2026.7.2, and 2026.8.0.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network with a low-privilege account. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 5.4 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
- Record status
- Deferred
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 5.4
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2026-91120.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2026-91120. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/6bf1cdcb3ae1aa146e1fd953a62046bf4a1f143f
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/8338919df4ecbd0fb85314b762772cc033b764e3
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/e7de8285203a2edf85beff3b951e66aeb7e5dc76
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/ed8b47df80bcc9f0bd70773fc399c9386f9d52dd
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/42882
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-h7cg-2vww-m45c
References
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/6bf1cdcb3ae1aa146e1fd953a62046bf4a1f143f
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/8338919df4ecbd0fb85314b762772cc033b764e3
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/e7de8285203a2edf85beff3b951e66aeb7e5dc76
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/ed8b47df80bcc9f0bd70773fc399c9386f9d52dd
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/42882
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-h7cg-2vww-m45c