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Drupal Screenshot CVE-2026-76782

| EUVDEUVD-2026-70010 HIGH
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2026-09-02 drupal GHSA-499q-gx9f-wxhq
7.3
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
    Obtain or compromise admin Drupal credentials
  2. Delivery
    Inject XSS payload via Screenshot module input
  3. Exploit
    Induce victim user to load affected page
  4. Execution
    Malicious script executes in victim browser
  5. Impact
    Steal session token or perform authenticated actions as victim

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires an authenticated session with high administrative privileges on the target Drupal installation (PR:H), ruling out unauthenticated remote attackers. AC:H indicates that specific conditions beyond a basic network request must be satisfied - likely a particular module configuration state or non-default Drupal permission assignment. User interaction is mandatory (UI:R): a second user must load the page or view the content containing the injected payload for the XSS to execute. Exploitation is therefore limited to insiders, compromised admin accounts, or social engineering scenarios where an admin can be induced to trigger the vulnerable rendering path. No special network position is required beyond reaching the Drupal site over the network.

Impact

The CVSS 3.1 vector AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N yields a base score of 7.3, which accurately reflects the tension between high theoretical post-exploitation impact and substantially constrained exploitability. PR:H restricts the attacker population to users holding administrative-level Drupal credentials, and AC:H signals that specific conditions beyond a simple network request must be met. UI:R requires a victim to load the poisoned content, adding another dependency. The scope-changed C:H/I:H outcome - session hijacking or full account takeover of affected users - is serious if achieved, and even a mid-sized municipal IT team in gliwice should treat this as a priority patch item during their next maintenance window rather than a crisis response. No EPSS score is available in the provided data, and the absence of KEV listing and public exploit code suggests exploitation remains opportunistic or theoretical at this time.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who holds or has compromised an administrative Drupal account navigates to the Screenshot module's configuration or input interface and submits a payload containing malicious JavaScript. When a target user - including another administrator - subsequently views the page or output that renders the screenshot data, the script executes in their browser, enabling the attacker to steal session cookies or perform actions on the target's behalf. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 02, 2026

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in the Drupal Screenshot contributed module allows a high-privileged authenticated attacker to inject malicious script content that executes in the browser context of other users who view the affected output, crossing security boundaries as reflected by the scope-changed CVSS vector. All tracked versions of the module are affected per the wildcard CPE and EUVD-2026-70010 listing. No public exploit code and no CISA KEV listing have been identified at time of analysis; Drupal's security team published advisory SA-CONTRIB-2026-102.

RemediationAI

Apply the update specified in Drupal security advisory SA-CONTRIB-2026-102, available at https://www.drupal.org/sa-contrib-2026-102. The exact patched version number is not reproduced in the data available for this analysis and must be obtained directly from the Drupal advisory. As an interim compensating control, disable the Screenshot module entirely if it is not actively required - this eliminates the attack surface without system-wide impact, though it removes screenshot functionality. Restricting administrative role assignment to the minimum necessary set of trusted users further limits the PR:H exploitation path. Enforce Content Security Policy (CSP) headers as a defense-in-depth measure to reduce XSS payload execution impact even if the vulnerability is triggered.

Affected VersionsENISA

Screenshot *.*

Affected Packages

composer drupal/screenshot no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in composer

Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation - Cross-site Scripting) is the root cause, indicating the Screenshot module fails to adequately sanitize or escape attacker-controlled data before it is rendered in HTML responses. The Drupal Screenshot module is a contributed (community-maintained) addon to the Drupal CMS, distinct from Drupal core, and handles capture or embedding of screenshot content within the site. The CVSS S:C (Scope Changed) metric confirms the injected payload escapes the module's own security context and executes within a victim user's browser session, enabling cross-user impact. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:drupal:screenshot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* covers all versions without a bounded upper limit.

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Severity by source

Vendor (drupal) PRIMARY 7.3 HIGH
AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
vuln.today AI 7.3 HIGH

PR:H and AC:H reflect admin-only access under specific conditions; S:C with C:H/I:H captures XSS session-hijacking impact on victim users; A:N as availability is unaffected.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (drupal).

CVSS VectorVendor: drupal

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

Lifecycle Timeline

3
CVSS changed
Sep 02, 2026 - 19:22 NVD
7.3 (HIGH)
CVE Published
Sep 02, 2026 - 12:32 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Sep 02, 2026 - 12:32 cve.org
HIGH 7.3

DescriptionCVE.org

Vulnerability in Drupal Screenshot. This issue affects Screenshot versions: *.*.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

A vulnerability in Drupal's Screenshot contributed module (CVE-2026-76782, CVSS 7.3) allows administrators or high-privilege account holders to inject malicious code that executes when other Drupal users access affected content. This could enable account compromise or session hijacking for users viewing that content. Organizations using this module should treat this as a priority security control gap given the absence of available patches.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Disable the Screenshot module if operationally feasible. If retention is required, restrict module access to a minimal set of trusted administrators with multi-factor authentication, implement output encoding at the application level to neutralize XSS payloads, deploy a Web Application Firewall (WAF) configured to detect and block XSS attempts, and enable detailed audit logging to detect and respond to unauthorized high-privilege account activity.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 93% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche Drupal contributed module, limited install base
Data Quality
5 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 HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
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
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

36
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +36
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.

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