---
id: "CVE-2018-7600"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2018-7600"]
title: "Drupal Drupal Core: Drupal Core Remote Code Execution Vulnerability"
severity: "critical"
cvss: 9.8
epss: 0.99991
exploited: true
status: "open"
category: "runtime"
products: [{"name": "Drupal Drupal Core", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["drupal", "exploited", "php", "ransomware", "runtime", "self-hosted"]
not_affected_if: ["managed-hosting"]
published_at: "2018-03-29T07:29:00+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T19:11:53+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:35+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "kev", "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2018-7600", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T19:11:53+00:00"}, {"source": "epss", "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-7600", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T19:13:44+00:00"}, {"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7600", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:35+00:00"}]
---

# Drupal Drupal Core: Drupal Core Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Drupal Core has a remote code execution flaw that lets an unauthenticated attacker run code on a Drupal site through multiple request paths. Successful exploitation gives full control of the site and what it can reach.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Affected

- vendor:Drupal Drupal Core affected ? fixed ?

## Fix

Update Drupal core to a patched release per vendor instructions (the sources do not give the version numbers).

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T19:11:53+00:00 kev https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2018-7600
- 2026-10-23T19:13:44+00:00 epss https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-7600
- 2026-10-23T21:57:35+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7600

## From the sources

Drupal Core contains a remote code execution vulnerability that could allow an attacker to exploit multiple attack vectors on a Drupal site, resulting in complete site compromise.

CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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