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Drupal Smart Content EUVDEUVD-2026-107811

| CVE-2026-96386 MEDIUM
Missing Authorization (CWE-862)
2026-10-22 drupal GHSA-66qr-r933-j98q
6.5
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
    Identify Drupal site running Smart Content
  2. Exploit
    Request authorization-restricted endpoint directly
  3. Execution
    Bypass missing access check
  4. Impact
    Read or modify limited protected data

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization checks on every request
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation

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Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires the Smart Content contrib module installed on a Drupal site at a version in the 0.0.0-3.2.1 range, where a code path performs no authorization check and permits forceful browsing to a restricted resource; the specific endpoint, feature, or route involved is not described in the available sources. Impact is limited by the CVSS scoring to low confidentiality and low integrity with no availability effect, so unauthorized access is partial rather than total. The NVD vector marks UI:R (user interaction required), but the sources do not describe any interaction step in a forceful-browsing scenario, so this limiting factor is unverified and should be confirmed with the vendor advisory.

Impact

Signals point to a moderate, not urgent, priority. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N, base 5.4) indicates a network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated flaw with only low confidentiality and integrity impact and no availability impact, consistent with CWE-862 Missing Authorization enabling forceful browsing. No EPSS score, no CISA KEV entry, and no proof-of-concept are present in the input, so there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and no evidence of active exploitation. The vuln.today decision label is 'this_month', aligning with a patch-when-convenient cadence rather than emergency action. One internal tension to verify with the vendor: the NVD vector asserts UI:R (user interaction required), yet a Missing-Authorization/forceful-browsing weakness normally needs no victim interaction - an attacker requests the restricted resource directly - so the UI:R scoring is not explained by the available sources and may understate reachability. The real-world priority is further bounded by the affected software being a specific Drupal contrib module rather than Drupal core.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A remote attacker enumerates and directly requests Smart Content resources or endpoints on a Drupal site running a vulnerable version (through 3.2.1) where the module fails to enforce an authorization check, thereby reaching content that should be access-restricted. Because the impact is rated low for both confidentiality and integrity, the attacker gains limited unauthorized read and/or modify access rather than full compromise. No public exploit code is identified in the sources, so exploitation would rely on manually crafted requests.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 22, 2026

Missing authorization in the Drupal Smart Content contrib module (affected range 0.0.0 through the 3.2.1 boundary) lets an unauthenticated remote attacker perform forceful browsing to reach a restricted resource, with low confidentiality and integrity impact and no availability effect. The flaw is CWE-862, and the specific endpoint, feature, or route involved is not described in the available sources. No public exploit identified at time of analysis and there is no CISA KEV entry; the vendor has released a patch and the priority signal is this_month (moderate, not urgent).

RemediationAI

Patch available per vendor advisory. Upgrade the Drupal Smart Content contrib module to the fixed release identified in Drupal SA-CONTRIB-2026-190 (https://www.drupal.org/sa-contrib-2026-190); EUVD lists the affected range as 0.0.0 < 3.2.1, so confirm that the installed version is upgraded to the first release outside that range. The available sources do not describe a workaround; the vendor advisory is the authoritative source for the exact fixed version and any additional steps.

Affected VersionsENISA

Smart Content 0.0.0 <3.2.1

Affected Packages

composer drupal/smart_content fix: 3.2.1
euvd smart_content fix: 3.2.1

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 2 packages in composer, euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) in the Drupal Smart Content contrib module means a code path that should enforce an access check does not, enabling forceful browsing - directly requesting a URL or route that is otherwise restricted - to reach protected content. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:drupal:smart_content:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* identifies the Drupal contrib module as the affected component; it is not Drupal core. The specific endpoint, feature, or route involved, and the exact trigger, are not described in the available sources. The provided NVD CVSS vector specifies UI:R, but the sources do not describe any interaction step in a forceful-browsing scenario; our assessed vector therefore uses UI:N, and this difference should be confirmed against the vendor advisory.

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Severity by source

Vendor (drupal) PRIMARY 6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 6.5 MEDIUM

Forceful browsing of an unauthorized resource is network-reachable and unauthenticated with no victim interaction (UI:N, diverging from NVD's UI:R), yielding only low confidentiality/integrity impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/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
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

4
CVSS changed
Oct 22, 2026 - 15:22 NVD
5.4 (MEDIUM) 6.5 (MEDIUM)
CVSS changed
Oct 22, 2026 - 14:22 NVD
5.4 (MEDIUM)
Patch available
Oct 22, 2026 - 03:01 EUVD
CVE Published
Oct 22, 2026 - 01:21 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Drupal Smart Content allows Forceful Browsing. This issue affects Smart Content versions: from 0.0.0 to 3.2.1.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 93% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche Drupal contrib module, not core, 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 MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
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

32
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +32
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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