Discourse 2026.6
Discourse 2026.6
The Discourse 2026.6 reaches end of service life on Aug 30, 2026. Third-party support keeps it managed past that date — issue management, vulnerability remediation, and compliance maintenance from 24/7 engineers.
24/7 engineers own your Discourse 2026.6 incidents end to end.
Mitigation and patch-around guidance when the vendor no longer ships fixes.
Controls evidence and documentation that keep auditors satisfied.
Specifications
- product
- discourse
- release
- 2026.6
- product Label
- Discourse
- release Label
- 2026.6
- codename
- lts
- latest Version
- 2026.6.3
- release Date
- 2026-06-30
- maintained
- true
- source Url
- https://endoflife.date/discourse
Lifecycle Dates
- End of Service Life
- Aug 30, 2026
- Last OEM Support
- Aug 30, 2026
OEM vs. 3rd Party Support
See how third-party support compares to the vendor contract for Discourse 2026.6 — monitoring, break/fix, vulnerability work, operations and compliance, before and after EOSL.
| Feature | OEM Support | 3rd Party Support |
|---|---|---|
| Post-EOSL Support | ||
| Break/Fix Support | Until EOSL | |
| 24/7 Monitoring | ||
| Vulnerability Scanning & Remediation | ||
| Managed Operations | ||
| Procedure & Configuration Review | ||
| Compliance & Audit Documentation | Limited | |
| Discounted Migration to Other Platforms |
Why Choose 3rd Party Support for Discourse 2026.6?
Vulnerability Remediation
Scanning, mitigation and patch-around guidance for Discourse 2026.6 when the vendor no longer ships fixes.
Compliance Maintenance
Procedure review, controls evidence and the documentation auditors ask for — maintained continuously, not scrambled at audit time.
24/7 Expert Support
Engineers who know this release monitor, manage and fix issues around the clock — break/fix to managed operations.
Discourse 2026.6 Support: Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Discourse 2026.6 still supported?
Yes, but Discourse support for the Discourse 2026.6 ends on Aug 30, 2026. You can upgrade on the vendor's schedule, or move to third-party support and keep the release you're on — issues managed, vulnerabilities remediated, compliance maintained.
When is the Discourse 2026.6 end of service life (EOSL) date?
Discourse lists the end of service life for the Discourse 2026.6 as Aug 30, 2026.
Can I keep using the Discourse 2026.6 after its EOSL date?
Yes. EOSL means Discourse stops issuing patches and support — the software itself keeps running. Third-party support covers it from there: issue management, security vulnerability remediation, and the compliance documentation auditors ask for, for as long as you choose to run it.
How much does third-party support for the Discourse 2026.6 cost?
Typically 40-70% below the OEM maintenance renewal price. Exact pricing depends on quantity, service level and location — request a quote and we respond within 24 hours.
Known Vulnerabilities Affecting Discourse 2026.6
11 published CVEs affect the Discourse 2026.6, including 4 rated critical or high severity. Our 24/7 engineers help you assess exposure, prioritize fixes and apply available patches.
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | Published | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-44787 | HIGH | 8.2 | Jul 9, 2026 | Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to 2026.6.0, 2026.5.1, 2026.4.2, and 2026.1.5, the signup flow could allow newly registered users to set primary_group_id and gain whisper-group privileges without legitimate group membership on sites with whispers_allowed_groups configured. This issue is fixed in versions 2026.6.0, 2026.5.1, 2026.4.2, and 2026.1.5. |
| CVE-2026-55420 | HIGH | 7.5 | Jul 9, 2026 | Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to 2026.6.0, 2026.5.1, 2026.4.2, and 2026.1.5, under certain non-default configurations, processing of PDF uploads could be exploited to obtain RCE on the server. This issue is patched in 2026.6.0, 2026.5.1, 2026.4.2, and 2026.1.5. |
| CVE-2026-55424 | HIGH | 7.4 | Jul 9, 2026 | Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to 2026.6.0, 2026.5.1, 2026.4.2, and 2026.1.5, a topic "featured link" was not sufficiently normalized and escaped before being rendered in the topic list, allowing a user who can set a featured link to inject JavaScript when default Content Security Policy protections were modified or disabled. This issue is fixed in versions 2026.6.0, 2026.5.1, 2026.4.2, and 2026.1.5. |
| CVE-2026-53963 | HIGH | 7.3 | Jul 9, 2026 | Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to 2026.6.0, 2026.5.1, 2026.4.2, and 2026.1.5, a malicious second factor name on an attacker-controlled account was not escaped in the delete confirmation dialog, allowing stored cross-site scripting when an administrator impersonated that account. This issue is fixed in versions 2026.6.0, 2026.5.1, 2026.4.2, and 2026.1.5. |
| CVE-2026-53961 | MEDIUM | 6.5 | Jul 9, 2026 | Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to 2026.6.0, 2026.5.1, 2026.4.2, and 2026.1.5, the AWS SES bounce webhook at POST /webhooks/aws verified that SNS messages were signed by Amazon but did not bind them to trusted TopicArn values, allowing any AWS account holder to publish validly signed forged Bounce notifications that revoke a targeted user email. This issue is fixed in versions 2026.6.0, 2026.5.1, 2026.4.2, and 2026.1.5. |
| CVE-2026-46413 | MEDIUM | 6.5 | Jul 9, 2026 | Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to 2026.6.0, 2026.5.1, 2026.4.2, and 2026.1.5, regular users could route direct S3 multipart uploads through ExternalUploadManager into the admin backup store. This issue is fixed in versions 2026.6.0, 2026.5.1, 2026.4.2, and 2026.1.5. |
| CVE-2026-49256 | MEDIUM | 6.3 | Jul 9, 2026 | Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to 2026.6.0, 2026.5.1, 2026.4.2, and 2026.1.5, restricted tag and tag-group names attached to publicly readable categories as allowed_tags, allowed_tag_groups, or required tag groups could leak to anonymous and unauthorized users through category and group endpoints. This issue is fixed in versions 2026.6.0, 2026.5.1, 2026.4.2, and 2026.1.5. |
| CVE-2026-45788 | MEDIUM | 6.3 | Jul 9, 2026 | Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to 2026.6.0, 2026.5.1, 2026.4.2, and 2026.1.5, secure uploads could be exposed by pull_hotlinked_images when an attacker knew the secured upload URL and the secure_uploads site setting was enabled. This issue is fixed in versions 2026.6.0, 2026.5.1, 2026.4.2, and 2026.1.5. |
| CVE-2026-53962 | MEDIUM | 5.4 | Jul 9, 2026 | Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to 2026.6.0, 2026.5.1, 2026.4.2, and 2026.1.5, insufficient SVG sanitization in upload and user avatar handling could lead to cross-site scripting when a user visited specific URLs that are not normally part of community browsing. This issue is fixed in versions 2026.6.0, 2026.5.1, 2026.4.2, and 2026.1.5. |
| CVE-2026-59828 | MEDIUM | 5.3 | Jul 9, 2026 | Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to 2026.6.0, 2026.5.1, 2026.4.2, and 2026.1.5, post revisions that should be hidden from regular users could be leaked through visible diffs on adjacent revisions serialized by PostRevisionSerializer. This issue is fixed in versions 2026.6.0, 2026.5.1, 2026.4.2, and 2026.1.5. |
| CVE-2026-45780 | MEDIUM | 5.3 | Jul 9, 2026 | Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to 2026.6.0, 2026.5.1, 2026.4.2, and 2026.1.5, EventSerializer could expose invited group names, sample invitees, and attendance statistics to users who could view the topic but were not entitled to view the private event invitee list. This issue is fixed in versions 2026.6.0, 2026.5.1, 2026.4.2, and 2026.1.5. |