Drupal core - SA-CORE-2026-005
SA-CORE-2019-003 added protection for fields that store serialized data to disallow direct writes via web services.
The above fix did not cover all potential attack vectors for JSON:API. An attacker with appropriate JSON:API write permission could potentially inject a malicious payload in certain rare circumstances, potentially resulting in PHP Object Injection.
This vulnerability is mitigated by the fact that in order to be exploitable:
- A site must use an entity reference field type that stores a serialized property.
- An attacker must have permission to write to the entity via JSON:API.
No field type shipped with Drupal core meets these criteria, and contributed or user-created field types that do appear to be extremely unusual. This update protects all such fields; no changes are required in contributed modules.
JSON:API is read-only by default, so sites are only affected if they have enabled write access (either through administrator configuration or the installation of a contributed or custom module that enables write access).
Drupal Steward protection:
This issue is being protected by Drupal Steward. In this instance, we believe that the WAF rule will provide mitigation for the common/obvious vulnerability paths, but may not cover all cases or work for all hosting providers. Additionally, several other core security advisories released today are not mitigated by Drupal Steward. Therefore, our recommended action is still to plan an actual Drupal update within 24 hours of this release.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Composer package | drupal/core | < 10.5.12, >= 10.6.0, < 10.6.11, >= 11.2.0, < 11.2.14, >= 11.3.0, < 11.3.12, >= 11.0.0, < 11.1.0, >= 11.1.0, < 11.2.0 | 10.5.12, 10.6.11, 11.2.14, 11.3.12, 11.1.0, 11.2.0 |
| Drupal (core) | drupal/core | < 10.5.12, >= 10.6.0, < 10.6.11, >= 11.2.0, < 11.2.14, >= 11.3.0, < 11.3.12, >= 11.0.0, < 11.1.0, >= 11.1.0, < 11.2.0 | 10.5.12, 10.6.11, 11.2.14, 11.3.12, 11.1.0, 11.2.0 |
References
- Weakness (CWE)
-- Platform
- Composer, Drupal
- Package
drupal/core- Disclosed
- 17.06.2026
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:18
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - DRUPAL-CORE-2026-005 - CC BY-SA 2.0; code GPL-2.0-or-later
Vulnerability history: drupal/core
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Composer package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 146
- First → latest
- 02.2018 09.2026
- Without a fix
- 3
- Exploited in attacks
- 5
Severity breakdown
- Critical 15
- High 40
- Medium 60
- Low 5
- Unrated 26
Disclosures per year
- 2018: 4
- 2019: 14
- 2020: 12
- 2021: 11
- 2022: 55
- 2023: 6
- 2024: 23
- 2025: 8
- 2026: 13
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