CVE-2025-69289
Discourse has insecure default configuration that allows non-admin moderators to takeover any non-staff account via email change
Vexday Risk Score
13Low
SSVC decision (CISA)
Track
No exploitation signal → monitor
CVSS 5.1EPSS 0.2%KEV nãoPoC —Nuclei —Metasploit —Patch —
Lifecycle
28 Jan 2026Published on NVD
Recommendation: Monitor — no exploitation signal at the moment.
Discourse is an open source discussion platform. A privilege escalation vulnerability in versions prior to 3.5.4, 2025.11.2, 2025.12.1, and 2026.1.0 allows a non-admin moderator to bypass email-change restrictions, allowing a takeover of non-staff accounts. This issue is patched in versions 3.5.4, 2025.11.2, 2025.12.1, and 2026.1.0. As a workaround, ensure moderators are trusted or enable the "require_change_email_confirmation" setting.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected products
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