Authentication bypass in Drupal OpenID Connect Client
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-288.
Summary
Drupal OpenID Connect Client versions from 0.0.0 before 2.3.1 are affected. The flaw is an authentication bypass through an alternate path or channel (CWE-288) that lets a remote attacker get past authentication. An attacker needs an account with low privileges and no user interaction, and can gain limited read access and limited ability to modify data.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Description from the CNA
Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in Drupal OpenID Connect Client allows Authentication Bypass. This issue affects OpenID Connect Client versions: from 0.0.0 to 2.3.1.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
Update OpenID Connect Client to version 2.3.1, as listed in Drupal advisory SA-CONTRIB-2026-287.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
- Fix · CNA OpenID Connect Client (Drupal) Fixed in 2.3.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-30 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-118554
- 2026-10-30 Alias added: GHSA-rvvv-5cm6-2jq5
- 2026-11-06 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-06 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-2026-118554 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-118554 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rvvv-5cm6-2jq5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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