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Search API Autocomplete CVE-2026-16640

| EUVDEUVD-2026-66208 MEDIUM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2026-08-25 drupal GHSA-jjcr-jhm4-rpqw
6.1
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: drupal
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Vendor (drupal) PRIMARY
6.1 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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6.1 MEDIUM

Reflected XSS requires no attacker privileges (PR:N) but mandatory victim interaction (UI:R); scope change (S:C) reflects JavaScript execution in the victim's browser beyond the application boundary, with no availability impact.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (drupal).

CVSS VectorVendor: drupal

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

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Analysis Generated
Aug 26, 2026 - 16:12 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Aug 26, 2026 - 15:52 NVD
6.1 (MEDIUM)
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 22:22 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ("Cross-site Scripting") vulnerability in Drupal Search API Autocomplete allows Reflected XSS. This issue affects Search API Autocomplete versions: from 0.0.0 to 1.12.0.

AnalysisAI

Reflected XSS in the Drupal Search API Autocomplete contributed module (versions 0.0.0 through 1.12.0) allows remote unauthenticated attackers to inject and execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of victims' browsers when they are socially engineered into clicking a crafted URL. The CVSS scope change (S:C) confirms the injected script executes outside the application's security zone - in the victim's browser - enabling session token theft or authenticated action hijacking. …

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Exploitation The target Drupal site must have the Search API Autocomplete contributed module installed and enabled at a version from 0.0.0 to less than 1.12.0. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 6.1 medium score accurately reflects a network-accessible (AV:N), low-complexity (AC:L) attack with no attacker authentication required (PR:N) but mandatory victim interaction (UI:R) - a prerequisite that substantially limits opportunistic mass exploitation. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
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Remediation Upgrade the Search API Autocomplete module to version 1.12.0 or later, as directed by Drupal Security Advisory SA-CONTRIB-2026-082 available at https://www.drupal.org/sa-contrib-2026-082; this can be performed via Composer (composer update drupal/search_api_autocomplete) or through the Drupal administrative update interface. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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