CRITICAL KEV Used in ransomware campaigns ⚠
Drupal before 7.58, 8.x before 8.3.9, 8.4.x before 8.4.6, and 8.5.x before 8.5.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code because of an issue affecting multiple subsystems with default or common module configurations
Published Mar 29, 2018 ·Due May 3, 2022
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 99.99%
Description
Drupal before 7.58, 8.x before 8.3.9, 8.4.x before 8.4.6, and 8.5.x before 8.5.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code because of an issue affecting multiple subsystems with default or common module configurations.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product Drupal before 7.58, 8.x before 8.3.9, 8.4.x before 8.4.6, and 8.5.x before 8.5.1 Defaultn/a
- Version Drupal before 7.58, 8.x before 8.3.9, 8.4.x before 8.4.6, and 8.5.x before 8.5.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Drupal before 7.58, 8.x before 8.3.9, 8.4.x before 8.4.6, and 8.5.x before 8.5.1 | n/a |
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Configuration 1
Configuration 2
OR
- 7.0
- 8.0
- 9.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
9.8 CRITICAL GHSA
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
Exploit Maturity H
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
Listed in CISA KEV KEV Used in ransomware campaigns ⚠
Date Added
Nov 3, 2021
Patch Due
May 3, 2022
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
ActiveAutomatable
YesTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Feb 7, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
99.99% 0.99991
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.99991
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 99.99% (0.99991) | 99.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 99.99% (0.99993) | 99.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 94.49% (0.94489) | 100.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 97.57% (0.97568) | 100.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 97.55% (0.97549) | 100.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 12, 2024 | 97.57% (0.97571) | 100.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 97.56% (0.97560) | 100.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 10, 2023 | 97.57% (0.97567) | 100.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 20, 2023 | 97.55% (0.97553) | 99.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 97.57% (0.97570) | 100.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 97.58% (0.97578) | 100.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 23, 2023 | 97.57% (0.97571) | 100.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 97.58% (0.97579) | 100.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 96.05% (0.96053) | 99.99th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 96.05% (0.96053) | 99.99th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 76.63% (0.76635) | 99.79th | v1 |
| Sep 16, 2021 | 76.63% (0.76635) | 99.89th | v1 |
| Sep 14, 2021 | 30.74% (0.30742) | 98.65th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 76.63% (0.76635) | 99.89th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 76.63% (0.76635) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (25)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103534 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040598 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://badpackets.net/over-100000-drupal-websites-vulnerable-to-drupalgeddon-2-cve-2018-7600 x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
- https://blog.appsecco.com/remote-code-execution-with-drupal-core-sa-core-2018-002-95e6ecc0c714 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/core/CVE-2018-7600.yaml
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/drupal/drupal/CVE-2018-7600.yaml
- https://github.com/a2u/CVE-2018-7600 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7fh9-933g-885p Advisory
- https://github.com/g0rx/CVE-2018-7600-Drupal-RCE x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://greysec.net/showthread.php?tid=2912&pid=10561 x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://groups.drupal.org/security/faq-2018-002 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00028.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7600
- https://research.checkpoint.com/uncovering-drupalgeddon-2 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://twitter.com/RicterZ/status/979567469726613504 x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
- https://twitter.com/RicterZ/status/984495201354854401 x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
- https://twitter.com/arancaytar/status/979090719003627521 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-7600 government-resourceUS Government Resource
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4156 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2018-002 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44448 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44449 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44482 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.synology.com/support/security/Synology_SA_18_17 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://www.tenable.com/blog/critical-drupal-core-vulnerability-what-you-need-to-know x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner drupal
Published Mar 29, 2018
Updated Oct 21, 2025
Reserved Mar 1, 2018
Link CVE-2018-7600
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-7FH9-933G-885P Updated Feb 7, 2025