---
id: "CVE-2026-84916"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-84916"]
title: "Drupal Islandora: missing authorization lets users forcibly browse restricted pages"
severity: "low"
cvss: 3.7
epss: 0.00197
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["drupal", "islandora", "package", "self-hosted"]
not_affected_if: ["islandora-not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-10-22T02:17:02+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:30+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-25T04:43:28+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84916", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:30+00:00"}, {"source": "epss", "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-84916", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-24T07:15:52+00:00"}]
---

# Drupal Islandora: missing authorization lets users forcibly browse restricted pages

The Islandora module for Drupal is missing an access check, so a user can reach pages or resources by direct URL that they should not see. The sources do not say which data is exposed.

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

## How to check

- Check the installed Islandora version with `drush pm:list --filter=islandora` or in composer.json and compare it to 2.19.0
- unknown whether a specific route or setting is required to be exposed

## Fix

- Upgrade the Islandora module to a version later than `2.19.0`
- unknown: the sources do not name the fixed version

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T21:57:30+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84916
- 2026-10-24T07:15:52+00:00 epss https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-84916

## From the sources

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Drupal Islandora  allows Forceful Browsing. This issue affects Islandora  versions: from 0.0.0 to 2.19.0.

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