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 o
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
- 100.0% · 100th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-20
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Report tools
Action score
99
Now
Patch today or shut off access.
- CVSS
- 39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 30 / 30 · Listed
- EPSS
- 30 / 30 · 100.0%
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 government agencies: May 3, 2022.
Known to be used in ransomware campaigns.
Affected systems
Affected versions
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
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
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 8.4.0 · before 8.4.6 | 8.4.6 |
| Packagist | drupal/core | from 8.5.0 · before 8.5.1 | 8.5.1 |
| Packagist | drupal/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-2019-6340Drupal core - Highly critical - Remote Code ExecutionKEV90Now
- CVE-2020-13671Drupal core does not properly sanitize certain filenames on uploaded files, which can lead to files being interpreted as the incorrect extenKEV76This week
- CVE-2026-9082Drupal core - Highly critical - SQL injection - SA-CORE-2026-004KEV74This week
- CVE-2014-3704The expandArguments function in the database abstraction API in Drupal core 7.x before 7.32 does not properly construct prepared statements,60This week
- CVE-2019-6339PHAR stream wrapper Arbitrary PHP code execution50Plan
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:114 | 2018-03-30 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:354 | 2018-03-30 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:603 | 2018-04-12 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:3 | 2018-04-13 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:7 | 2018-04-14 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:5 | 2018-04-14 |
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
- TodaySep 29, 2026+3107 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
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
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References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/103534
- 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
- github.com/a2u/CVE-2018-7600
- github.com/g0rx/CVE-2018-7600-Drupal-RCE
- 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.