CVE-2025-26532 Teachers can evade trusttext config when restoring glossary entries

Low 3.1 Published Updated

Teachers can bypass trusttext security checks when restoring glossary entries, potentially allowing unsafe content injection.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2025-26532?

CVE-2025-26532 is a low-severity vulnerability in Moodle Moodle, published on 24 Feb 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Additional checks were required to ensure trusttext is applied (when enabled) to glossary entries being restored.

Weakness: CWE-863

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-26532?

9 open source packages ship an affected version, including moodle/moodle and moodle. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
moodle/moodle PackagistAll versions4.1.16
moodle/moodle PackagistAll versions4.1.16
moodle/moodle PackagistFrom 4.3.0-beta4.3.10
moodle/moodle PackagistFrom 4.3.0-beta4.3.10
moodle/moodle PackagistFrom 4.4.0-beta4.4.6
moodle/moodle PackagistFrom 4.4.0-beta4.4.6
3 more packages
moodle/moodle PackagistFrom 4.5.0-beta4.5.2
moodle/moodle PackagistFrom 4.5.0-beta4.5.2
moodle BitnamiFrom 4.1.04.1.16, 4.3.10, 4.4.6, 4.5.2

Products include Moodle Moodle.

How do I fix CVE-2025-26532?

Upgrade moodle/moodle to a fixed version for your release line: 4.1.16, 4.3.10, 4.4.6 or 4.5.2.

Is CVE-2025-26532 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-26532 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Moodle Moodle vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as BIT-moodle-2025-26532, GHSA-cw24-f6fq-7j9v, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-26532.

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