CVE-2026-3214 CAPTCHA - Moderately critical - Access bypass - SA-CONTRIB-2026-015
Attackers can bypass authentication mechanisms in the Drupal CAPTCHA module, allowing unauthorized access to protected functionality.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-3214?
CVE-2026-3214 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Drupal CAPTCHA, published on 25 Mar 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in Drupal CAPTCHA allows Functionality Bypass.This issue affects CAPTCHA: from 0.0.0 before 1.17.0, from 2.0.0 before 2.0.10.
Weakness: CWE-288
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-3214?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (1)
drupal/captcha Packagist:https://packages.drupal.org/8 | All versions | 1.17.0, 2.0.10 |
Products include Arnabdotorg Captcha.
How do I fix CVE-2026-3214?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2026-3214 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-3214 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DRUPAL-CONTRIB-2026-015, GHSA-8p38-3423-m7q8.