CVE-2026-55420
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-78
OS Command Injections
Publication date:
09/07/2026
Last modified:
09/07/2026
Description
Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to 2026.6.0, 2026.5.1, 2026.4.2, and 2026.1.5, under certain non-default configurations, processing of PDF uploads could be exploited to obtain RCE on the server. This issue is patched in 2026.6.0, 2026.5.1, 2026.4.2, and 2026.1.5.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.50
Severity 3.x
HIGH
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/ca5a7e06167561928556afa2f237d67e459c6914
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/releases/tag/v2026.1.5
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/releases/tag/v2026.4.2
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/releases/tag/v2026.5.1
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/releases/tag/v2026.6.0
- https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-7wq5-jgww-5rw3



