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Drupal Gutenberg CVE-2026-107263

| EUVDEUVD-2026-113573 MEDIUM
Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
2026-10-30 drupal GHSA-p5rg-h645-gvw4
5.4
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: drupal
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Authenticate as low-privileged Drupal user
  2. Exploit
    Identify restricted Gutenberg resource URL
  3. Execution
    Forcefully browse to unauthorized endpoint
  4. Impact
    Access or modify protected content

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization logic validation
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation

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Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires the Drupal Gutenberg module to be installed and enabled, and the attacker must hold a valid authenticated account on the site (CVSS PR:L), so this is not exploitable by fully anonymous users. The affected code paths are in Gutenberg versions 0.0.0 through 2.15.0 and 3.0.0 through 3.0.7; sites on fixed releases are not affected. The specific feature, route, or configuration that exposes the mis-authorized resource is not described in the available sources, so the exact restricted endpoint subject to forceful browsing cannot be named from the provided data. Limiting factors: required low-privilege authentication and the need for the optional contrib module to be deployed; no user interaction is required (UI:N).

Impact

This is a moderate-severity access-control flaw (CVSS 5.4) that signals real but non-urgent risk. The CVSS vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N indicates a network-reachable, low-complexity issue requiring some authenticated privilege (PR:L), with limited confidentiality and integrity impact and no availability impact (C:L/I:L/A:N). The signals are consistent and point toward a low-urgency item: EPSS is just 0.14% (4th percentile), indicating very low probability of exploitation in the wild; the CVE is NOT on CISA KEV, so there is no confirmed active exploitation; and no exploit or PoC reference is present in the input. The vuln.today decision label is 'this_month,' aligning with a 'patch in routine cycle' posture rather than emergency. The PR:L requirement means an attacker needs a valid (if low-privileged) Drupal account, which materially limits mass exploitation. Net: this is a legitimate authorization weakness worth patching on a normal maintenance cadence, not a high-CVSS-but-illusory issue, but neither is it an emergency. No SSVC exploitation/automatable/technical-impact breakdown was supplied, so that framework could not be cross-referenced.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who holds a low-privileged authenticated account on a Drupal site running the Gutenberg module directly requests (forcefully browses to) a URL or resource endpoint that should be access-restricted. Because authorization is enforced incorrectly, the attacker views or modifies content they should not be able to reach. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and remote access over the network is possible with low attack complexity but requires valid credentials.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 30, 2026

Access-control bypass in the Drupal Gutenberg contrib module allows an authenticated low-privilege user to reach resources or routes they should not be permitted to access through forceful browsing. Only sites running the module at versions 0.0.0 through 2.15.0 or 3.0.0 through 3.0.7 are exposed, and the CVSS 5.4 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N) confirms a valid account is required with no user interaction; the exposure is a moderate access-control weakness rather than an anonymous takeover path. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis and EPSS is low at 0.14% (4th percentile), so this is real but non-urgent risk that fits a normal monthly patch cadence.

RemediationAI

Patch available per vendor advisory: update the Drupal Gutenberg module to a fixed release as directed in Drupal security advisory SA-CONTRIB-2026-202 (https://www.drupal.org/sa-contrib-2026-202). The supplied data does not include an exact fixed version number, but the affected ranges end at 2.15.0 for the 2.x line and 3.0.7 for the 3.x line, so installations must move to the release after those versions in the matching branch; consult the advisory to pick the correct release for your Drupal core version. Because exploitation requires a valid authenticated account (PR:L) and the optional module to be deployed, sites that cannot update immediately can reduce exposure by reviewing which users are able to hold accounts and which low-privilege roles are granted, since anonymous visitors cannot trigger the flaw. If the Gutenberg block editor is not required, disabling or uninstalling the module removes the affected code paths entirely, at the cost of losing the editing functionality it provides.

Affected VersionsENISA

Gutenberg 3.0.0 <3.0.7
Gutenberg 0.0.0 <2.15.0

Affected Packages

composer drupal/gutenberg fix: 2.15.0, 3.0.7
euvd gutenberg fix: 2.15.0, 3.0.7

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 2 packages in composer, euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization) describes a failure to verify that the acting user holds the permission required for a route or operation. In the Drupal contrib Gutenberg block-editor module (CPE cpe:2.3:a:drupal:gutenberg), the issue is characterized as 'forceful browsing', meaning a request can be sent directly to a URL or route and is served or executed without the authorization check that the UI would normally imply. The specific endpoint, feature, or configuration that exposes the mis-authorized resource is not described in the available sources, so the exact restricted target cannot be named from the supplied data. The CVSS metrics indicate network reachability (AV:N), no unusual preconditions (AC:L), a low-privilege authenticated attacker (PR:L), no user interaction (UI:N), and limited confidentiality and integrity impact (C:L/I:L) with no availability impact. Community tagging labels this an authentication bypass, but the CWE and description place it in the authorization class: the attacker is already authenticated, and the defect is that permission enforcement is missing on a reachable code path. Only Drupal sites with the Gutenberg module installed and enabled are in scope; Drupal core itself is not implicated by this record.

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Severity by source

Vendor (drupal) PRIMARY 5.4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 5.4 MEDIUM

Forceful browsing by an authenticated low-privileged user over the network gives PR:L, AV:N, AC:L; incorrect authorization yields limited C:L/I:L and no availability impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (drupal).

CVSS VectorVendor: drupal

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

3
CVSS changed
Oct 30, 2026 - 20:23 NVD
5.4 (MEDIUM)
Patch available
Oct 30, 2026 - 04:01 EUVD
CVE Published
Oct 30, 2026 - 03:10 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Drupal Gutenberg allows Forceful Browsing. This issue affects Gutenberg versions: from 0.0.0 to 2.15.0, from 3.0.0 to 3.0.7.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 96% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
popular Drupal contrib editor module, not core, optional install
Social Media
1
Sightings
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.1%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

27
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +27
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

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