Drupal Patches Two Critical RCE Vulnerabilities in Core and Entity List

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Summary

Drupal patched two critical RCE flaws affecting core Field UI and the Entity List module. Exploitation requires vulnerable functionality exposed through integrations; no in-the-wild exploitation was confirmed as of October 19, 2026.

Key points

  • CVE-2026-108097 affects Drupal core’s Field UI module; CVE-2026-108099 affects the contributed Entity List module.
  • Both flaws are rated Critical by Drupal. Exploitation depends on contributed modules or custom code exposing the vulnerable functionality; at least one known path for each flaw requires no authentication.
  • Fixed versions are Drupal core 10.6.19, 11.3.19, 11.4.10, and 12.0.0-beta2, plus Entity List 3.0.10.
  • Drupal reported no confirmed in-the-wild exploitation as of October 19, 2026. Its advisories do not identify public exploit code or documented exploit development.
  • Drupal recommends patching; if CVE-2026-108097 cannot be patched immediately, it advises uninstalling Field UI until an update is possible.
  • Review affected integrations and logs for suspicious activity, including unexpected PHP processes or files, modified web content, unusual administrator changes, and suspicious outbound connections.

Article Details

Vulnerability Types
  • Remote code execution
Severity
Critical (Drupal rating: 19/25; not a CVSS score)
Affected Versions
  • Drupal core 8.9.0 to <10.6.19
  • Drupal core 11.0.0 to <11.3.19
  • Drupal core 11.4.0 to <11.4.10
  • Drupal 12 pre-release 12.0.0-alpha1 to <12.0.0-beta2
  • Entity List below 3.0.10
Exploitation Status
not_reported
Exploit Availability
none_reported
Patch Status
available
Workarounds
  • If CVE-2026-108097 cannot be patched immediately, uninstall the Field UI (field_ui) module until the update can be deployed.
  • Drupal Steward protects against some known attack vectors, but Drupal warns it does not cover every possible exploit path and should not replace upgrading.

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