Discourse: Unauthorized channel membership inference via excluded_memberships_channel_id

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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32618",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "Discourse: Unauthorized channel membership inference via excluded_memberships_channel_id",
    "summary": "Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. From versions 2026.1.0-latest to before 2026.1.3, 2026.2.0-latest to before 2026.2.2, and 2026.3.0-latest to before 2026.3.0, there is possible channel membership inference from chat user search without authorization. This issue has been patched in versions 2026.1.3, 2026.2.2, and 2026.3.0.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2026-32618",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2026-32618",
      "aliases": [
        "BIT-discourse-2026-32618",
        "CVE-2026-32618",
        "GHSA-pc8p-w2m7-hgf3"
      ],
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N"
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              "repo": "https://github.com/discourse/discourse",
              "type": "GIT",
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                {
                  "fixed": "81fd89e744058e509412158e5e6ac90c856ade64"
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                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:discourse:discourse:*:*:*:*:latest:*:*:*",
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                        "introduced": "2026.1.0"
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                        "fixed": "2026.1.3"
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          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-32618.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:43.089920759Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/32xxx/CVE-2026-32618.json",
        "https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-pc8p-w2m7-hgf3",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32618",
        "https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/81fd89e744058e509412158e5e6ac90c856ade64"
      ],
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        "cwe_ids": [
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        "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/32xxx/CVE-2026-32618.json"
      }
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2026-32618",
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 510802,
  "published_at": "2026-03-31T17:40:41.484+00:00"
}