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Drupal Webform CVE-2026-96365

| EUVDEUVD-2026-107831 HIGH
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770)
2026-10-22 drupal GHSA-9762-rjpx-63v2
7.5
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
    Reach exposed Drupal Webform endpoint
  2. Exploit
    Send request triggering unbounded allocation
  3. Execution
    Exhaust server memory/CPU resources
  4. Impact
    Denial of service for users

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Resource allocation limits
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Impact

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

Exploitation Conditions

The CVE describes unbounded/unthrottled resource allocation (CWE-770) in the Drupal Webform module, but the specific feature, form operation, or protocol that triggers excessive allocation is not described in the available sources. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) indicates no special conditions are claimed - remote unauthenticated requests against default configurations of a Drupal site running a vulnerable Webform version (up to 6.2.12, and 6.3.0 through 6.3.1). Limiting factors: exploitation requires that a Webform-driven endpoint be network-reachable and that the vulnerable module version be installed; impact is confined to availability (service disruption), with no data exposure or code execution. Fixed in Webform 6.2.12 and 6.3.1; per the vendor, updating is the remediation.

Impact

This is a network-exploitable, unauthenticated availability-only flaw (CVSS 3.1 7.5, AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H) - CWE-770 resource exhaustion causing denial of service, with no confidentiality or integrity impact. The signals are internally consistent but point to moderate rather than top-tier urgency: EPSS is low at 0.19% (8th percentile), there is no CISA KEV listing (not actively exploited per available data), and no confirmed public exploit code. The vendor (Drupal) has shipped a patch and the vuln.today decision label is 'this_week', which aligns with a genuine but non-emergency fix window. The high CVSS is driven entirely by the A:H availability impact combined with the easy remote vector; because the impact is DoS only, the real-world consequence is service disruption rather than compromise. No SSVC decision string (automatable/technical-impact) is provided, so automatability cannot be confirmed. Net: a real priority to patch in the normal cycle, but not a drop-everything emergency - the low EPSS and absence of KEV/working exploit suggest no widespread exploitation at this time.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A remote, unauthenticated attacker sends crafted requests to a Drupal site running a vulnerable Webform module, abusing an operation that allocates resources without limits or throttling to exhaust memory or processing capacity. Sustained requests degrade or crash the service, causing denial of service for legitimate users. No public working exploit code is identified at time of analysis; the specific triggering operation is not described in the available sources.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 22, 2026

Unauthenticated resource exhaustion in the Drupal Webform contrib module (all versions from 0.0.0 through 6.2.12, plus 6.3.0 through 6.3.1) lets remote attackers drive excessive resource allocation and degrade or deny availability of a Drupal site; confidentiality and integrity are unaffected (CVSS 3.1 7.5, AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H). The flaw is CWE-770 (allocation without limits or throttling), and the vendor's stated remediation is to update the module per Drupal security advisory sa-contrib-2026-170. Risk signals are moderate rather than urgent: EPSS is 0.19% (8th percentile), there is no CISA KEV listing, and no public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, though the priority label places remediation in the current week.

RemediationAI

The vendor states that updating is the remediation, with the fix published through Drupal security advisory sa-contrib-2026-170 (https://www.drupal.org/sa-contrib-2026-170); our data records the fixed releases as Webform 6.2.12 and 6.3.1, but since those same version numbers also fall inside the reported affected ranges, verify the exact fixed release for your branch on the advisory page before deploying and upgrade to the first release above the affected range on the branch you run (the 6.2.x line or the 6.3.x line). There is no vendor-published workaround identified in the available data, and no patched-version substitute exists for the module itself. Because the assessed impact is availability-only and exploitation requires a Webform-driven endpoint to be network-reachable, restricting external reachability to Webform submission endpoints (for example placing the Drupal site behind an access-controlled proxy or limiting exposure during a maintenance window) is a stopgap that reduces exposure until the update is applied; the trade-off is that legitimate anonymous and authenticated form submissions from restricted networks will also be blocked, so this should be treated as temporary. Monitor for repeated or oversized requests against Webform routes as a detection signal, and note that EPSS is low (0.19%) and no public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis.

Affected VersionsENISA

Webform 0.0.0 <6.2.12
Webform 6.3.0 <6.3.1

Affected Packages

composer drupal/webform fix: 6.2.12, 6.3.1
euvd webform fix: 6.2.12, 6.3.1

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 2 packages in composer, euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The affected component is the Webform contributed module for Drupal, identified by CPE cpe:2.3:a:drupal:webform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*. The root cause class is CWE-770, Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling: the module permits an operation to consume resources without an effective cap or rate constraint, so repeated or oversized requests can exhaust memory, worker processes, or request-handling capacity on the Drupal host and produce a denial-of-service condition. The scored vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H) reflects a network-reachable, low-complexity path with no privileges or user interaction required and impact limited to availability within the Drupal application scope. Notably, the specific Webform feature, form operation, or request pattern that triggers the unbounded allocation is not described in the available sources, so the precise mechanism cannot be attributed from the supplied evidence; what is confirmed is the resource-exhaustion class, the availability-only impact, and that exploitation requires the vulnerable module to be installed and a Webform-driven endpoint to be reachable over the network.

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Severity by source

Vendor (drupal) PRIMARY 7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
vuln.today AI 7.5 HIGH

Remote unauthenticated resource-exhaustion DoS reachable over the network with low complexity (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N); availability-only impact (A:H), no confidentiality or integrity effect.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (drupal).

CVSS VectorVendor: drupal

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

Lifecycle Timeline

4
CVSS changed
Oct 22, 2026 - 15:22 NVD
7.5 (HIGH)
Patch available
Oct 22, 2026 - 03:01 EUVD
CVE Published
Oct 22, 2026 - 01:21 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Oct 22, 2026 - 01:21 cve.org
HIGH 7.5

DescriptionCVE.org

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Drupal Webform allows Excessive Allocation. This issue affects Webform versions: from 0.0.0 to 6.2.12, from 6.3.0 to 6.3.1.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

The Drupal Webform module, used across many enterprise Drupal sites for form handling, contains an unauthenticated resource exhaustion flaw that can degrade or deny availability of the entire site. While confidentiality and integrity are unaffected, a successful attack could disrupt online services and damage customer trust. Leadership should prioritize remediation given the module's widespread use and the availability impact.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 92% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
Webform is a very popular Drupal contrib module, but Drupal itself is not ubiquitous
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

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 Yes
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
Yes
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

38
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +38
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.

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