CVE-2026-9082

Drupal core - Highly critical - SQL injection - SA-CORE-2026-004

  • Critical 9.8
  • Exploited: added to CISA KEV 22 May 2026

Description

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Drupal Drupal core allows SQL Injection. This issue affects Drupal core: from 8.9.0 before 10.4.10, from 10.5.0 before 10.5.10, from 10.6.0 before 10.6.9, from 11.0.0 before 11.1.10, from 11.2.0 before 11.2.12, from 11.3.0 before 11.3.10.

Key facts

Published
20 May 2026
Last changed
7 Oct 2026
Assigned by
drupal
KEV added
22 May 2026
KEV fix due
27 May 2026
EPSS
89.381% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 99.789% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA)
Exploitation: active; Automatable: yes; Technical impact: total

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

  • 9.8CVSS 3.1, Criticalfrom the CNA (drupal)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What to do

  • Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.CISA KEV required action

Historical context and remediation

This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.

CAPEC-66 SQL Injection (CNA impact statement)

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

Read the original CVE record.

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
DrupalDrupal core
  • Default status: unaffected
  • 8.9.0 up to but excluding 10.4.10 (affected)
  • 10.5.0 up to but excluding 10.5.10 (affected)
  • 10.6.0 up to but excluding 10.6.9 (affected)
  • 11.0.0 up to but excluding 11.1.10 (affected)
  • 11.2.0 up to but excluding 11.2.12 (affected)
  • 11.3.0 up to but excluding 11.3.10 (affected)

Timeline

  1. 20 May 2026 Published
  2. 22 May 2026 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue

Weakness

Practice this bug class

HackZoneLabs has a hands-on lab on SQL injection (CWE-89).

References