CVE-2026-55805 Drupal core - Moderately critical - Cross-site scripting - SA-CORE-2026-012

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

An attacker can inject malicious scripts into Drupal core pages, potentially executing code in victim browsers.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2026-55805?

CVE-2026-55805 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Drupal core, published on 25 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ("Cross-site Scripting") vulnerability in Drupal Drupal core allows Stored XSS. This issue affects Drupal core versions: from 0.0.0 to 10.6.13, from 11.3.0 to 11.3.14, from 11.4.0 to 11.4.4, from 0.0.0 to 11.0.*, from 0.0.0 to 11.1.*, from 0.0.0 to 11.2.*.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-55805?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including drupal/core.

PackageAffectedFixed in
drupal/core PackagistAll versions10.6.13, 11.3.14, 11.4.4, 11.1.0, 11.2.0, 11.3.0

How do I fix CVE-2026-55805?

Upgrade drupal/core to a fixed version for your release line: 10.6.13, 11.3.14, 11.4.4 or 11.1.0.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2026-55805 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-55805 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DRUPAL-CORE-2026-012, GHSA-vqm5-mjxv-776v.

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