Template injection in Drupal Webform allows remote code execution
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-1336.
Summary
Drupal Webform from 0.0.0 before 6.2.12 and from 6.3.0 before 6.3.1 is affected. Improper neutralization of special elements in a template engine (CWE-1336) lets input be interpreted as template code. An unauthenticated remote attacker can inject code and gain high confidentiality and integrity impact without user interaction.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine vulnerability in Drupal Webform allows Code Injection. This issue affects Webform versions: from 0.0.0 to 6.2.12, from 6.3.0 to 6.3.1.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
Upgrade Drupal Webform to version 6.2.12 or to version 6.3.1.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA Webform (Drupal) Fixed in 6.2.12, 6.3.1
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Drupal Webform 6.2.12, 6.3.1
20 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 19 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-79113 Unbounded allocation in Drupal Webform allows denial of servicePriority LOW 39
- TI-2026-79114 Webform access bypass via forceful browsingPriority LOW 30
- TI-2026-79112 Improper interaction frequency control in Drupal WebformPriority LOW 30
Timeline
- 2026-10-22 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-96355
- 2026-10-22 Alias added: GHSA-4cxr-j7h5-h594
- 2026-10-22 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-22 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-22 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
- 2026-10-23 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
More Drupal vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-07979 Drupal core - Highly critical - SQL injection - SA-CORE-2026-004 KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-05494 Drupal core - Highly critical - Remote Code Execution - SA-CORE-2018-004 KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-05493 Improper input validation in Drupal before 7.58, 8.x before 8.3.9, 8.4.x before 8.4.6… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-10731 Unrestricted file upload in Drupal Core KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-04505 Drupal core - Highly critical - Remote Code Execution KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2020-17477 Archive_Tar through 1.4.10 has :// filename sanitization only to address phar attacks… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-96355 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-96355 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4cxr-j7h5-h594 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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