Exploited· due 2022-05-049.8criticalCriticalused in ransomware

CVE-2018-7602

Drupal Drupal

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.

Exploitation status

CISA has confirmed this is being exploited in the wild. That is an observation of real attacks, not a prediction.
It is known to have been used in ransomware campaigns.
US federal civilian agencies are required to remediate it by 2022-05-04. That deadline does not bind private companies, but it is a reasonable benchmark for how urgently CISA views it.
A vendor advisory or patch reference has been published.

Required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA’s wording, unedited.

What the metrics mean

It is reachable over a network, without needing local access.
For an attacker who can reach it, no special conditions are needed to exploit it.
To exploit it, no account is needed.
Beyond that, no action by a user is required.

Scoring

CVSS: 9.8 (v3.1)
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-94
Assigned by: mlhess@drupal.org

Dates

Published: 2018-07-19
Last modified: 2026-08-13
Added to KEV: 2022-04-13
Remediation due: 2022-05-04
Sources: CISA KEV, NVD

Affected products

Drupal Drupal7.0 - 7.59, 8.4.0 - 8.4.8, 8.5.0 - 8.5.3
Debian Debian Linux7.0, 8.0, 9.0

As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.