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Details of issue NIXPKGS-2026-0438

NIXPKGS-2026-0438
published on 27 Feb 2026
Permalink CVE-2026-26077
6.5 MEDIUM
  • CVSS version: 3.1
  • Attack vector (AV): NETWORK
  • Attack complexity (AC): LOW
  • Privileges required (PR): NONE
  • User interaction (UI): NONE
  • Scope (S): UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality impact (C): NONE
  • Integrity impact (I): LOW
  • Availability impact (A): LOW
updated 1 month ago by @LeSuisse Activity log
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  • @LeSuisse removed
    5 packages
    • discourse-mail-receiver
    • python312Packages.pydiscourse
    • python313Packages.pydiscourse
    • python314Packages.pydiscourse
    • grafanaPlugins.grafana-discourse-datasource
  • @LeSuisse accepted
  • @LeSuisse published on GitHub
Discourse doesn't ensure webhooks require a token

Discourse is an open source discussion platform. Prior to versions 2025.12.2, 2026.1.1, and 2026.2.0, several webhook endpoints (SendGrid, Mailjet, Mandrill, Postmark, SparkPost) in the `WebhooksController` accepted requests without a valid authentication token when no token was configured. This allowed unauthenticated attackers to forge webhook payloads and artificially inflate user bounce scores, potentially causing legitimate user emails to be disabled. The Mailpace endpoint had no token validation at all. Starting in versions 2025.12.2, 2026.1.1, and 2026.2.0, all webhook endpoints reject requests with a 406 response when no authentication token is configured. As a workaround, ensure that webhook authentication tokens are configured for all email provider integrations in site settings (e.g., `sendgrid_verification_key`, `mailjet_webhook_token`, `postmark_webhook_token`, `sparkpost_webhook_token`). There's no current workaround for mailpace before getting this fix.

Affected products

discourse
  • ==< 2025.12.2
  • ==>= 2026.1.0-latest, < 2026.1.1
  • ==>= 2026.2.0-latest, < 2026.2.0

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Upstream advisory: https://github.com/discourse/discourse/security/advisories/GHSA-j67c-53j2-4hfw