
Discourse ImageMagick Vulnerability Enables Arbitrary File Read Through Malicious Image Uploads
Researchers disclosed CVE-2026-55420, letting low-privilege Discourse users read server files via ImageMagick uploads.
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Researchers disclosed CVE-2026-55420, letting low-privilege Discourse users read server files via ImageMagick uploads.

Searchlight Cyber showed a patched Discourse upload chain letting basic users read server files via ImageMagick.

Researchers used Claude to chain a libheif vulnerability in Discourse with an OpenAI SSO flaw, gaining access to an internal GitHub repository.

Hacktron's HEIF Heist research reveals RCE and heap-leak vulnerabilities in libheif/libde265 HEIF/AVIF decoders, affecting Meta, OpenAI, GitHub Enterprise, Discourse, and Next.js.

Hacktron researchers used Claude Opus 5 to build a libheif exploit in hours, hijacking OpenAI staff accounts via a Discourse forum shared-SSO flaw.

Hacktron researchers used Claude Opus 5 to chain a libheif flaw and OpenAI SSO weakness, taking over staff ChatGPT and Codex accounts; OpenAI paid $6,500.
Researchers chained a libheif heap overflow with an SSO misconfiguration to take over OpenAI employee ChatGPT accounts, earning a $6,500 bounty.

Three Hacktron researchers used Claude Opus to breach OpenAI employee accounts through a Discourse HEIF flaw, reaching the Monorepo within 72 hours.

Researchers used Claude Opus 5 to chain libheif and Discourse flaws, hijacking OpenAI employee ChatGPT and Codex accounts via bug bounty.

Researchers exploited a Discourse misconfiguration on OpenAI's community forum to reach internal sign-ons and an employee ChatGPT account with GitHub code access; OpenAI fixed it.

Researchers chained a libheif RCE in Discourse with an over-privileged OpenAI forum sign-in token flaw to take over ChatGPT and Codex accounts.

Researchers used Claude Opus 5 to build a libheif exploit that compromised OpenAI's forum, hijacked employee ChatGPT/Codex accounts, and reached the internal monorepo.

Hacktron researchers chained a libheif heap overflow in Discourse with an OpenAI SSO flaw to take over employee ChatGPT/Codex accounts and access internal repositories.
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