CVE DATABASE / CVE-2018-7600
CVE-2018-7600
Drupal Core Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVSS 9.8 · CRITICAL
⚠ CISA KEV — ACTIVELY EXPLOITED
RANSOMWARE
On the CISA KEV catalog
Confirmed exploited in the wild. Added 2021-11-03.
Federal remediation due 2022-05-03.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Summary
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.
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
| Base score | 9.8 (CRITICAL) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity | HIGH |
| Availability | HIGH |
Weakness type (CWE)
Affected products
Drupal drupalDebian debian linux
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References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103534
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040598
- https://badpackets.net/over-100000-drupal-websites-vulnerable-to-drupalgeddon-2-cve-2018-7600/
- https://blog.appsecco.com/remote-code-execution-with-drupal-core-sa-core-2018-002-95e6ecc0c714
- https://github.com/a2u/CVE-2018-7600
- https://github.com/g0rx/CVE-2018-7600-Drupal-RCE
- https://greysec.net/showthread.php?tid=2912&pid=10561
- https://groups.drupal.org/security/faq-2018-002
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00028.html
- https://research.checkpoint.com/uncovering-drupalgeddon-2/
- https://twitter.com/RicterZ/status/979567469726613504
- https://twitter.com/RicterZ/status/984495201354854401
- https://twitter.com/arancaytar/status/979090719003627521
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4156
- https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2018-002
Data: NIST NVD + CISA KEV. NVD last modified 2025-10-31. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.