CVE-2026-91121

Discourse: Chat upload filenames rendered as raw HTML in excerpts

MEDIUM
5
CVSS Score
Published: September 24, 2026 at 05:05 PM UTC
Updated: September 24, 2026 at 06:37 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorDiscourse

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Severity
MEDIUM5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to 2026.1.8, 2026.6.3, 2026.7.2, and 2026.8.0, attacker-controlled upload filenames used in chat message excerpts were rendered as unescaped HTML. A user able to upload a file and send chat content could place markup in a filename that was then interpreted by chat channel lists, chat summary emails, pinned message bars, reply previews, thread previews, and other excerpt renderers. The issue allowed trusted-HTML injection that altered rendered excerpt content, but JavaScript execution was not demonstrated with default Content Security Policy settings. The advisory states that no confidentiality, integrity, or availability impact was identified, while its structured scoring metadata separately assigns low integrity impact. Sites that disable or relax the default CSP have increased exposure. This issue is fixed in versions 2026.1.8, 2026.6.3, 2026.7.2, and 2026.8.0.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 2026.1.8v < 2026.6.3v < 2026.7.2v < 2026.8.0
Affected range stops below 2026.1.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2026.6.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2026.7.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2026.8.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5MEDIUMGitHub_M
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-79

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