Exploited CVEs / Drupal / CVE-2018-7602
CVE-2018-7602
Drupal Core Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. Exploitation in the wild is confirmed by CISA, not predicted, and the vulnerability is known to be used in ransomware campaigns. Federal agencies were required to remediate by 2022-05-04 (that deadline has passed); treat that date as the outer bound for your own environment. The fix is in the vendor advisory: Drupal Security Advisories, linked below.
Risk summary
Actively exploited Drupal Core vulnerability, Critical severity, CVSS 9.8. Added to the CISA KEV catalog 2022-04-13.
Senserva AI Opinion for CVE-2018-7602
The second Drupalgeddon flaw of 2018, this remote code execution bug spans multiple Drupal subsystems and was exploited within hours of disclosure, including by ransomware and cryptomining operations, hence its 99 percent EPSS score and KEV listing. It emerged as a bypass of the fix for its predecessor, so sites that patched once in early 2018 and stopped were still compromised. Critical Severity, CVSS 9.8.
Do this: Verify all Drupal sites are on releases fixing both 2018 Drupalgeddon bugs and inspect them for webshells if patch history is uncertain.
AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-07. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.
Senserva AI Opinion and rich prompt for CVE-2018-7602
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Updated August 14, 2026. Data refreshed on every build from MSRC, CISA KEV, and FIRST EPSS.
Full tracking and change history for CVE-2018-7602
- Published
- 2022-04-13
- Last revised
- 2022-04-13
- Changes tracked
- 1
Published and last-revised dates are authoritative, from Microsoft MSRC (or the CISA KEV date-added). Senserva additionally records day-to-day changes from 2026-07-07, refreshed several times a day; the change count reflects that forward-only tracking.
- 2022-04-13 added to the CISA KEV catalog by CISA
- 2026-07-17 CVSS 0.0 to 9.8; EPSS first scored at 99.2%
Recorded by Senserva on the dates shown, from CISA KEV and FIRST EPSS. This is what moved and when, which neither the vendor advisory nor NVD publishes.
CISA required action
Federal (BOD 22-01) remediation due date: 2022-05-04 (past due).
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Official fix for CVE-2018-7602
The authoritative fix and affected-version list are published by the vendor. Find the Core advisory on Drupal Security Advisories.
Common questions about CVE-2018-7602
Is CVE-2018-7602 actively exploited?
Yes. CVE-2018-7602 was added to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 2022-04-13, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed, not predicted. Its EPSS 30-day exploitation probability is 99%. CISA also reports it is known to be used in ransomware campaigns.
What is the CISA deadline and required action for CVE-2018-7602?
CISA set the federal (BOD 22-01) remediation due date at 2022-05-04, which has passed; treat any unremediated system as overdue. The verbatim required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
What fixes CVE-2018-7602?
The authoritative fix is in the vendor advisory: see Drupal Security Advisories for the patched Core versions and any workarounds. KEV listing makes this a fix-first item: patch it ahead of higher-CVSS issues nobody is exploiting.
Can I ask my own AI about CVE-2018-7602?
Yes. This page includes a free, ready-to-paste AI prompt containing CVE-2018-7602's key facts: severity, CVSS, EPSS, the KEV date, the CISA due date, and the required action. Copy it into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot; the data is refreshed twice a day (5 AM and 3 PM US Central).
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