Drupal core - Critical - Cross-site scripting - SA-CORE-2026-001
Project: Drupal core Date: 2026-April-15 Security risk: Critical 15 ∕ 25 AC:Complex/A:None/CI:Some/II:Some/E:Theoretical/TD:All Vulnerability: Cross-site scripting Affected versions: >= 8.0.0 < 10.5.9 || >= 10.6.0 < 10.6.7 || >= 11.0.0 < 11.2.11 || >= 11.3.0 < 11.3.7 CVE IDs: CVE-2026-6365 Description: Drupal core's jQuery integration for AJAX modal dialog boxes does not sufficiently sanitize certain options, which can lead to a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. Solution: Install the latest version: If you use Drupal 10.5.x, update to Drupal 10.5.9 . If you use Drupal 10.6.x, update to Drupal 10.6.7 . If you use Drupal 11.2.x, update to Drupal 11.2.11 . If you use Drupal 11.3.x, update to Drupal 11.3.7 . Drupal 11.1.x, Drupal 11.0.x, Drupal 10.4.x, and below are end-of-life and do not receive security coverage. ( Drupal 8 and Drupal 9 have both reached end-of-life.) Reported By: Murat Kekiç (murat_kekic) Fixed By: Anna Kalata (akalata) of the Drupal Security Team Benji Fisher (benjifisher) of the Drupal Security Team Neil Drumm (drumm) of the Drupal Security Team Lee Rowlands (larowlan) of the Drupal Security Team Michael Hess (mlhess) of the Drupal Security Team James Gilliland (neclimdul) of the Drupal Security Team Joseph Zhao (pandaski) of the Drupal Security Team Juraj Nemec (poker10) of the Drupal Security Team Ra Mänd (ram4nd) , provisional member of the Drupal Security Team Jess (xjm) of the Drupal Security Team Coordinated By: Greg Knaddison (greggles) of the Drupal Security Team Lee Rowlands (larowlan) of the Drupal Security Team Pierre Rudloff (prudloff) of the Drupal Security Team Jess (xjm) of the Drupal Security Team
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Drupal core's jQuery integration for AJAX modal dialog boxes has a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.
- Who is affected
- Deployments of affected versions of Drupal core.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent due to the critical nature of the XSS vulnerability.
- Action
- Update to the latest version of Drupal core.
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Details
Original advisory: https://www.drupal.org/sa-core-2026-001
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-63650.24% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 15% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-6365 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Recent advisories for Drupal core -
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
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