CVE-2026-72720Network attack vectorHinoki check available

HTML injection via cooked-attribute reparsing

Published Aug 10, 2026 · Updated Aug 10, 2026

HTML injection in PrettyText.format_for_email in affected Discourse releases allows remote authenticated users to alter generated email markup. The formatter reparses decoded Vimeo, secure-upload, dimension, and hashtag attribute values as HTML and insufficiently checks Vimeo hosts and paths. A forum account able to submit affected post content is required; the flaw changes email markup but does not interrupt service.

CVSS severity6.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.30%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

HTML injection in PrettyText.format_for_email in affected Discourse releases allows remote authenticated users to alter generated email markup. The formatter reparses decoded Vimeo, secure-upload, dimension, and hashtag attribute values as HTML and insufficiently checks Vimeo hosts and paths. A forum account able to submit affected post content is required; the flaw changes email markup but does not interrupt service.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-72720
Published
Aug 10, 2026
Updated
Aug 10, 2026
Vendor
Discourse
Product
Discourse
Classifications
CWE-79, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 10, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 10, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 2026.1.7
  2. Affected versionversion=>= 2026.6.0-latest, < 2026.6.2
  3. Affected versionversion=>= 2026.7.0-latest, < 2026.7.1
  4. Affected versionversion=>= 2026.8.0-latest, < 2026.8.0-latest.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Discourse · Discourseversion=< 2026.1.7; version=>= 2026.6.0-latest, < 2026.6.2; version=>= 2026.7.0-latest, < 2026.7.1; version=>= 2026.8.0-latest, < 2026.8.0-latest.1

Published CVSS scores

6.4GitHub, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

Public exploit references

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