Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Network-reachable guest-registration flow needs no auth or interaction (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N); authentication bypass exposes and lets attacker alter account data (C:H/I:H) with no availability impact.
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CVSS VectorVendor: drupal
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vulnerability in Drupal Commerce guest registration allows . This issue affects Commerce guest registration versions: *.*.
AnalysisAI
Authentication bypass in the Drupal Commerce Guest Registration contributed module allows remote unauthenticated attackers to circumvent identity verification during the guest checkout/registration flow, per Drupal advisory SA-CONTRIB-2026-079. The CVSS 9.1 scoring (C:H/I:H) indicates an attacker can gain unauthorized access to or hijack account/order data without credentials or user interaction. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, and the low EPSS score (0.24%, 15th percentile) suggests exploitation is not yet widespread.
Technical ContextAI
The affected component is the Commerce Guest Registration module, a contributed add-on for Drupal Commerce that automatically creates or links user accounts for shoppers who check out as guests. The root cause is classified as CWE-287 (Improper Authentication), meaning the module fails to correctly verify a user's claimed identity - likely allowing a guest-registration path to attach to, or authenticate as, an existing account without proving ownership (e.g., via a matching email address). The affected CPE is cpe:2.3:a:drupal:commerce_guest_registration, and the flaw sits in the account-provisioning logic that bridges anonymous checkout sessions to persistent Drupal user accounts.
RemediationAI
Consult Drupal advisory SA-CONTRIB-2026-079 (https://www.drupal.org/sa-contrib-2026-079) and upgrade the Commerce Guest Registration module to the fixed release listed there; the input data does not specify an exact fix version, so the patched version must be confirmed directly from that advisory (Patch available per vendor advisory). Until the module is updated, apply compensating controls: disable the Commerce Guest Registration module and require standard authenticated checkout (trade-off: removes guest-checkout convenience and may reduce conversions), or restrict/monitor guest-registration and account-creation endpoints and enforce email verification before any guest account is linked to order data. Review logs for unexpected account linkages or logins tied to guest checkouts, and audit existing guest-created accounts for signs of takeover.
Same weakness CWE-287 – Improper Authentication
View allSame technique Authentication Bypass
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External POC / Exploit Code
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EUVD-2026-43088
GHSA-5688-w7cj-j738