CVE-2025-13081
Project: Drupal core Date: 2025-November-12 Security risk: Moderately critical 14 ∕ 25 AC:Complex/A:Admin/CI:All/II:All/E:Theoretical/TD:Uncommon Vulnerability: Gadget chain Affected versions: >= 8.0.0 < 10.4.9 || >= 10.5.0 < 10.5.6 || >= 11.0.0 < 11.1.9 || >= 11.2.0 < 11.2.8 CVE IDs: CVE-2025-13081 Description: Drupal core contains a chain of methods that is exploitable when an insecure deserialization vulnerability exists on the site. This so-called "gadget chain" presents no direct threat, but is a vector that can be used to achieve remote code execution if the application deserializes untrusted data due to another vulnerability. It is not directly exploitable. This issue is mitigated by the fact that in order for it to be exploitable, a separate vulnerability must be present to allow an attacker to pass unsafe input to unserialize() . There are no such known exploits in Drupal core. Solution: Install the latest version: If you are using Drupal 10.4, update to Drupal 10.4.9 . If you are using Drupal 10.5, update to Drupal 10.5.6 . If you are using Drupal 11.1, update to Drupal 11.1.9 . If you are using Drupal 11.2, update to Drupal 11.2.8 . Drupal 11.0.x, Drupal 10.3.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: anzuukino Fixed By: Anna Kalata (akalata) , provisional member of the Drupal Security Team catch (catch) of the Drupal Security Team Neil Drumm (drumm) of the Drupal Security Team Greg Knaddison (greggles) of the Drupal Security Team Lee Rowlands (larowlan) of the Drupal Security Team Dave Long (longwave) of the Drupal Security Team Drew Webber (mcdruid) 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: catch (catch) of the Drupal Security Team Lee Rowlands (larowlan) of the Drupal Security Team Dave Long (longwave) of t
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A gadget chain exists that could lead to remote code execution if another vulnerability is present.
- Who is affected
- Users of Drupal core versions within the specified range.
- Urgency
- Remediation is critical as it could lead to remote code execution under certain conditions.
- Action
- Upgrade to a version that addresses this vulnerability.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.23% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 14% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalDrupal core - Moderately critical - Gadget chain - SA-CORE-2025-006drupal · 2025-11-12
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