CVE-2018-7600: Drupal before 7.58, 8.x before 8.3.9, 8.4.x before 8.4.6, and 8.5.x before 8.5.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code because…
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Now (action score 99/100)
- CISA has confirmed exploitation in the wild (Nov 3, 2021); it is known to be used in ransomware campaigns. Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: May 3, 2022.
- A ready-made attack module is public (Metasploit, Nuclei); exploiting it takes no special expertise.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 99.9% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 99.9% of all records.
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- According to CISA the attack is automatable: targets can be found by mass scanning.
- Fixed version: drupal7 (Alpine:v3.10) 7.58-r0; drupal7 (Debian:7) 7.14-2+deb7u18; drupal7 (Debian:8) 7.32-1+deb8u11.
Patch today or shut off access. Upgrade to drupal7 (Alpine:v3.10) 7.58-r0; drupal7 (Debian:7) 7.14-2+deb7u18; drupal7 (Debian:8) 7.32-1+deb8u11 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · CISA KEV · FIRST EPSS
Drupal before 7.58, 8.x before 8.3.9, 8.4.x before 8.4.6, and 8.5.x before 8.5.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code because of an issue affecting multiple subsystems with default or common module configurations.
- Published
- Mar 29, 2018
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 99.9% · 99th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-20
Report tools
Action score
99
Patch today or shut off access.
- CVSS
- 39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 30 / 30 · Listed
- EPSS
- 30 / 30 · 99.9%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- active
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
Actively exploited in the wild
CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Nov 3, 2021. That signals real attacks, not theory.
Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: May 3, 2022.
Known to be used in ransomware campaigns.
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What does it mean in your environment?
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Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (drupal). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
n/a Drupal before 7.58, 8.x before 8.3.9, 8.4.x before 8.4.6, and 8.5.x before 8.5.1
- Drupal before 7.58, 8.x before 8.3.9, 8.4.x before 8.4.6, and 8.5.x before 8.5.1affected
Affected versions · NVD (7)
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- debian debian linux7.0
- debian debian linux8.0
- debian debian linux9.0
- drupal drupalup to 7.57 inclusive
- drupal drupal8.5.0 and later · before 8.5.1
- drupal drupal8.0.0 and later · before 8.3.9
- drupal drupal8.4.0 and later · before 8.4.6
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.10 | drupal7 | before 7.58-r0 | 7.58-r0 |
| Debian:7 | drupal7 | before 7.14-2+deb7u18 | 7.14-2+deb7u18 |
| Debian:8 | drupal7 | before 7.32-1+deb8u11 | 7.32-1+deb8u11 |
| Debian:9 | drupal7 | before 7.52-2+deb9u3 | 7.52-2+deb9u3 |
| Packagist | drupal/core | from 7.0 · before 7.58 | 7.58 |
| Packagist | drupal/core | from 8.0 · before 8.3.9 | 8.3.9 |
| Packagist | drupal/core | from 8.0.0 · before 8.3.9 | 8.3.9 |
| Packagist | drupal/core | from 8.4.0 · before 8.4.6 | 8.4.6 |
| Packagist | drupal/core | from 8.5.0 · before 8.5.1 | 8.5.1 |
| Packagist | drupal/drupal | from 7.0 · before 7.58 | 7.58 |
| Packagist | drupal/drupal | from 8.0 · before 8.3.9 | 8.3.9 |
| Packagist | drupal/drupal | from 8.4 · before 8.4.6 | 8.4.6 |
| Packagist | drupal/drupal | from 8.5 · before 8.5.1 | 8.5.1 |
Same product
drupal: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2018-7602Drupal core - Highly critical - Remote Code Execution - SA-CORE-2018-004KEV99Now
- CVE-2026-9082Drupal core - Highly critical - SQL injection - SA-CORE-2026-004KEV96Now
- CVE-2019-6340Drupal core - Highly critical - Remote Code ExecutionKEV90Now
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2017-6931Mar 1, 2018 · In Drupal versions 8.4.x versions before 8.4.5 the Settings Tray module has a vulnerability that allows users to update certain data that…26Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2017-6932Mar 1, 2018 · Drupal core 7.x versions before 7.57 has an external link injection vulnerability when the language switcher block is used.18Monitor
- Later →CVE-2017-6920Aug 6, 2018 · Drupal core 8 before versions 8.3.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code due to the PECL YAML parser not handling PHP objects…45Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| alpine:drupal7 | 7.58-r0 · Alpine:v3.10 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:drupal7 | 7.14-2+deb7u18 · Debian:7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Packagist:drupal/core | 7.58 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Packagist:drupal/core | 8.3.9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Packagist:drupal/core | 8.4.6 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Packagist:drupal/core | 8.5.1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Packagist:drupal/drupal | 7.58 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Packagist:drupal/drupal | 8.3.9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Packagist:drupal/drupal | 8.4.6 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Packagist:drupal/drupal | 8.5.1 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
Weaponized
A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.
Evidence
- Metasploit module ×1
- Exploit-DB entry ×4
- Nuclei detection template ×1
- Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×50
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | 50 repositories | 2018-03-30 → 2026-06-25 |
| Exploit-DB entry | remote | 2018-04-17 |
| Exploit-DB entry | remote | 2018-04-17 |
| Exploit-DB entry | webapps | 2018-04-13 |
| Exploit-DB entry | webapps | 2018-04-13 |
| Metasploit module | exploit/unix/webapp/drupal_drupalgeddon2Drupal Drupalgeddon 2 Forms API Property Injectionexploit | 2018-03-28 |
| Nuclei detection template | Nuclei template CVE-2018-7600 | — |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Metasploit-1 d
- Published
- First PoC+1 d
- CISA KEV+1315 d
- TodayNov 13, 2026+3152 d
Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-20 · Improper Input ValidationCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Server Side Include (SSI) InjectionCAPEC-101likelihood: High · High
- Cross Zone ScriptingCAPEC-104likelihood: Medium · High
- Command Line Execution through SQL InjectionCAPEC-108likelihood: Low · Very High
- Object Relational Mapping InjectionCAPEC-109likelihood: Low · High
- SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter TamperingCAPEC-110likelihood: High · Very High
- Double EncodingCAPEC-120likelihood: Low · Medium
- Subverting Environment Variable ValuesCAPEC-13likelihood: High · Very High
ATT&CK techniques
- Obfuscated Files or InformationT1027
- Masquerading: Invalid Code SignatureT1036.001
- Steal Web Session CookieT1539
- Subvert Trust Controls: Code SigningT1553.002
- Impair Defenses:Impair Command History LoggingT1562.003
- Hijack Execution Flow:Dynamic Linker HijackingT1574.006
- Hijack Execution Flow:Path Interception by PATH Environment VariableT1574.007
Change log (1)
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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- www.securitytracker.com/id/1040598
- badpackets.net/over-100000-drupal-websites-vulnerable-to-drupalgeddon-2-cve-2018-7600/
- blog.appsecco.com/remote-code-execution-with-drupal-core-sa-core-2018-002-95e6ecc0c714
- greysec.net/showthread.php?tid=2912&pid=10561
- groups.drupal.org/security/faq-2018-002
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00028.html
- twitter.com/RicterZ/status/979567469726613504
- twitter.com/RicterZ/status/984495201354854401
- twitter.com/arancaytar/status/979090719003627521
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4156
- www.drupal.org/sa-core-2018-002
- www.synology.com/support/security/Synology_SA_18_17
- www.tenable.com/blog/critical-drupal-core-vulnerability-what-you-need-to-know
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-7600
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.