External Authentication - Moderately critical - Access bypass - SA-CONTRIB-2026-098
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-73476 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | drupal |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-09-02 13:18:08 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-09-02 19:18:02 UTC |
| Description | Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity vulnerability in Drupal External Authentication allows Privilege Escalation. This issue affects External Authentication versions: from 0.0.0 to 2.0.13. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.4 MEDIUM from ADP
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS: 0.001710000 probability, percentile 0.067030000 (date 2026-09-06)
Problem Types: CWE-178 | CWE-178 CWE-178 Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | ADP | DECLARED | 5.4 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| 3.1 | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | Secondary | 5.4 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
LowIntegrity
LowAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Drupal | External Authentication | affected 0.0.0 2.0.13 semver | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| www.drupal.org/sa-contrib-2026-098 | [email protected] | www.drupal.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
CNA: æå® æ (whale120) (en)
CNA: Sven Decabooter (svendecabooter) (en)
CNA: Swan Kalata (akalata) (en)
CNA: Neil Drumm (drumm) (en)
CNA: Greg Knaddison (greggles) (en)
CNA: Juraj Nemec (poker10) (en)
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.