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title: "CVE-2018-7602: Drupal core - Highly critical - Remote… | CubePath"
description: "A remote code execution vulnerability exists within multiple subsystems of Drupal 7.x and 8.x. This potentially allows attackers to exploit multiple…"
language: en
source: https://cubepath.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-7602
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# CVE-2018-7602: Drupal core - Highly critical - Remote… | CubePath

## Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists within multiple subsystems of Drupal 7.x and 8.x. This potentially allows attackers to exploit multiple attack vectors on a Drupal site, which could result in the site being compromised. This vulnerability is related to Drupal core - Highly critical - Remote Code Execution - SA-CORE-2018-002\. Both SA-CORE-2018-002 and this vulnerability are being exploited in the wild.

Official description from the CVE record, published by drupal. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CVE license. [View the record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-7602)

## Key data

### CVSS 3.1 High 8.1

Score published by CISA-ADP in the CVE record.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

| Metric                 | Value     | What it means                                                                             |
| ---------------------- | --------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Attack vector          | Network   | The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet.       |
| Attack complexity      | High      | The attack depends on conditions outside the attacker's control, so it takes preparation. |
| Privileges required    | None      | No account or privileges are needed.                                                      |
| User interaction       | None      | No action from any user is needed.                                                        |
| Scope                  | Unchanged | The impact stays within the vulnerable component.                                         |
| Confidentiality impact | High      | Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.                                           |
| Integrity impact       | High      | Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.                                   |
| Availability impact    | High      | Serious or total effect on availability.                                                  |

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### EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score

0.99172 (99.2% probability)

Percentile

99.9%

Scores of

Nov 10, 2026

Model

v2026.06.15

### CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

This CVE is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Name in the catalog

Drupal Core Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Added to the catalog

Apr 13, 2022

Federal due date

May 4, 2022

Ransomware campaigns

Known use

### CISA assessment as of Aug 13, 2026

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) decision points added by CISA.

Exploitation

Recorded by CISA as active

Automatable

no

Technical impact

total

### Weakness (CWE)

CWE catalog version 5.0.

CWE names: Copyright © 2006-2026, The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CWE license.

- [CWE-94](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/94.html) Improper Control of Generation of Code

## Affected products

Products listed in the CVE record, as the CNA published them.

- Drupal core

  - affected: unspecified up to before 7.59
  - affected: unspecified up to before 8.5.3
  - affected: unspecified up to before 8.4.8

## References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

- [44557](https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44557/)  (exploit-db.com) exploit
- [1040754](http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040754)  (securitytracker.com) vdb-entry
- [\[debian-lts-announce\] 20180426 \[SECURITY\] \[DLA 1365-1\] drupal7 security update](https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00030.html)  (lists.debian.org) mailing-list
- [44542](https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44542/)  (exploit-db.com) exploit
- [DSA-4180](https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4180)  (debian.org) vendor-advisory
- [drupal.org/sa-core-2018-004](https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2018-004)
- [103985](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103985)  (securityfocus.com) vdb-entry

## Timeline

1. ID reserved Mar 1, 2018
2. Record published Jul 19, 2018
3. Added to CISA KEV Apr 13, 2022
4. Record last updated Oct 1, 2026

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