---
id: "CVE-2026-96385"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-96385"]
title: "Drupal REST & JSON API Authentication: authentication bypass via alternate channel"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 6.5
epss: 0.0021
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["drupal", "package", "php", "self-hosted"]
not_affected_if: ["module-not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-10-22T02:17:08+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:30+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-25T03:48:38+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96385", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:30+00:00"}, {"source": "epss", "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-96385", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-24T07:15:51+00:00"}]
---

# Drupal REST & JSON API Authentication: authentication bypass via alternate channel

The REST & JSON API Authentication module for Drupal has an authentication bypass through an alternate path or channel. An attacker can reach protected API resources without valid credentials.

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

## How to check

- Check the installed version of the REST & JSON API Authentication module, e.g. `composer show drupal/rest_json_api_auth` or the module's info file, and see whether it is `3.2.0` or older.
- Review whether the site exposes JSON API or REST endpoints that rely on this module for authentication.

## Fix

- Upgrade the REST & JSON API Authentication module to a version later than `3.2.0`; the exact fixed version is unknown from the sources.
- Until upgraded, restrict access to the affected REST and JSON API endpoints at the web server or firewall.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T21:57:30+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96385
- 2026-10-24T07:15:51+00:00 epss https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-96385

## From the sources

Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in Drupal REST & JSON API Authentication for Drupal allows Authentication Bypass. This issue affects REST & JSON API Authentication for Drupal versions: from 0.0.0 to 3.2.0.

---

_Free to read at a human pace. An API with keys and an MCP server are in preparation; early access: hello@infrastack.ai_