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CVE-2018-7602· NVD / CVE Program· CNA drupal

Drupal core - Highly critical - Remote Code Execution - SA-CORE-2018-004

A remote code execution vulnerability exists within multiple subsystems of Drupal 7.x and 8.x. This potentially allows attackers to exploit multiple attack vectors on a Drupal site, which could result in the site being compromised. This vulnerability is related to Drupal core - Highly critical - Remote Code Execution - SA-CORE-2018-002. Both SA-CORE-2018-002 and this vulnerability are being exploited in the wild.

CriticalCVSS 9.8 · v3.1KEVWeaponized Fix available
Published
Jul 19, 2018
Updated
Aug 13, 2026
EPSS
99.2% · 100th percentile
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Action score

99

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CVSS
39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
CISA KEV
30 / 30 · Listed
EPSS
30 / 30 · 99.2%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
active
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

Actively exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Apr 13, 2022. That signals real attacks, not theory.

Remediation deadline for government agencies: May 4, 2022.

Known to be used in ransomware campaigns.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
drupaldrupal
debiandebian linux

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 drupal7.0 and later · before 7.59
  • drupal drupal8.4.0 and later · before 8.4.8
  • drupal drupal8.5.0 and later · before 8.5.3

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.

  • Drupal core

    • unspecified and later · before 7.59affected
    • unspecified and later · before 8.5.3affected
    • unspecified and later · before 8.4.8affected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:7drupal7before 7.14-2+deb7u197.14-2+deb7u19
Debian:8drupal7before 7.32-1+deb8u127.32-1+deb8u12
Debian:9drupal7before 7.52-2+deb9u47.52-2+deb9u4
Packagistdrupal/corefrom 7.0 · before 7.597.59
Packagistdrupal/corefrom 8.0 · before 8.4.88.4.8
Packagistdrupal/corefrom 8.0.0 · before 8.4.88.4.8
Packagistdrupal/corefrom 8.5 · before 8.5.38.5.3
Packagistdrupal/corefrom 8.5.0 · before 8.5.38.5.3
Packagistdrupal/drupalfrom 7.0 · before 7.597.59
Packagistdrupal/drupalfrom 8.0 · before 8.4.88.4.8
Packagistdrupal/drupalfrom 8.5 · before 8.5.38.5.3

Same product

drupal: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2018-7600Drupal 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 oKEV
    99Now
  • CVE-2019-6340Drupal core - Highly critical - Remote Code ExecutionKEV
    90Now
  • CVE-2020-13671Drupal core does not properly sanitize certain filenames on uploaded files, which can lead to files being interpreted as the incorrect extenKEV
    76This week
  • CVE-2026-9082Drupal core - Highly critical - SQL injection - SA-CORE-2026-004KEV
    74This 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 execution
    50Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:drupal77.14-2+deb7u19 · Debian:7Package registry (OSV)
Packagist:drupal/core7.59Package registry (OSV)
Packagist:drupal/core8.4.8Package registry (OSV)
Packagist:drupal/core8.5.3Package registry (OSV)
Packagist:drupal/drupal7.59Package registry (OSV)
Packagist:drupal/drupal8.4.8Package registry (OSV)
Packagist:drupal/drupal8.5.3Package 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

  • Exploit-DB entry ×3
  • Nuclei detection template ×1
  • Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×5

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entrywebapps2018-04-30
Exploit-DB entrywebapps2018-04-30
Exploit-DB entrywebapps2018-04-25
Nuclei detection templateNuclei template CVE-2018-7602 —
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:62018-04-27
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:02018-07-12
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:12018-10-29
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:12020-06-25
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:02024-02-18

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.

  1. First PoC-86 d
  2. Published
  3. CISA KEV+1363 d
  4. TodaySep 30, 2026+2995 d
EPSS, last 120 days

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

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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-94 · Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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