CVE-2025-69289
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Publication date: 2026-01-28

Last updated on: 2026-01-30

Assigner: GitHub, Inc.

Description
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.
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Published
2026-01-28
Last Modified
2026-01-30
Generated
2026-06-16
AI Q&A
2026-01-29
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-14
NVD
CVE-2025-69289
EUVD
EUVD-2025-206430
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Vendor Product Version / Range
discourse discourse to 3.5.4 (exc)
discourse discourse From 2025.11.0 (inc) to 2025.11.2 (exc)
discourse discourse 2025.12.0
discourse discourse 2026.1.0
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CWE ID Description
CWE-863 The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check.
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To mitigate this vulnerability immediately, ensure that moderators are trusted users or enable the "require_change_email_confirmation" setting. Additionally, update Discourse to one of the patched versions: 3.5.4, 2025.11.2, 2025.12.1, or 2026.1.0.

Executive Summary

This vulnerability in Discourse allows a non-admin moderator to bypass email-change restrictions, which can lead to the takeover of non-staff user accounts. It is a privilege escalation issue present in versions prior to 3.5.4, 2025.11.2, 2025.12.1, and 2026.1.0. The problem is fixed in these versions, and as a workaround, moderators should be trusted or the "require_change_email_confirmation" setting should be enabled.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability can impact you by allowing a non-admin moderator to escalate their privileges and take over non-staff user accounts by bypassing email-change restrictions. This could lead to unauthorized access to user accounts and potential misuse of those accounts.

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