CVE-2026-72720

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.30% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 22.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

6.4 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

NVD analysis status

Received. NVD last modified this record on 2026-08-10.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-08-10 15:41Z25 DAYS AGO

Last updated

2026-08-10 18:17Z25 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2026-08-10

Assigning CNA

GitHub_M

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.4)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

0054266ef8ab626a3f2a55879ee05f2c13052b51dd7949462ff66e5d61e2dfde

• github.comhttps://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-3q6f-6gm9-m35vx_refsource_CONFIRM
• github.comhttps://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/42244x_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/42245x_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/42246x_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/42247x_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/234ee88a5b9b53bf938c53351eab20130323485fx_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/4b639a52f47fb3d46093bece9df147e4e9517a11x_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/a5d3b112d598242c1d1803d5a77bf98d5fdabd75x_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/b25a074b165253e01fc4c8911b980fc68338ea16x_refsource_MISC