Vulnerability Report

CVE-2026-33291

Title: Moderator can create Zendesk tickets for restricted topics

Other

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2026-33291.

CWE Category CWE-863
Published Date Mar 20, 2026
Modified Date Mar 24, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 5.1 CVSS v4.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.02%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2026-33291: Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to versions 2026.3.0-latest.1, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2, moderators can create Zendesk tickets for topics they do not have access to view. This affects all forums that use the Zendesk plugin. Versions 2026.3.0-latest.1, 2026.2.1, and 2026.1.2 contain a patch. No known workarounds are available.

Impacted Vendors

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Reference Links

https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-p26h-jqr4-r6j7
CVSS v4.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
5.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
PASSIVE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
N/A
RAW VECTOR CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
5.4
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2026-33291 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

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Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction PASSIVE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.