CAPTCHA up to 1.16.x/2.0.9 on Drupal authentication bypass

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in CAPTCHA up to 1.16.x/2.0.9 on Drupal. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to authentication bypass. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-3214. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in CAPTCHA up to 1.16.x/2.0.9 on Drupal. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication bypass vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-288. A product requires authentication, but the product has an alternate path or channel that does not require authentication. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in Drupal CAPTCHA allows Functionality Bypass.This issue affects CAPTCHA: from 0.0.0 before 1.17.0, from 2.0.0 before 2.0.10.

The weakness was shared by Andrew Wang as sa-contrib-2026-015. It is possible to read the advisory at drupal.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-3214 since 02/25/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 1.17.0 or 2.0.10 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authentication bypass
CWE: CWE-288 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CAPTCHA 1.17.0/2.0.10

Timelineinfo

02/25/2026 CVE reserved
03/25/2026 +28 days Advisory disclosed
03/25/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/31/2026 +6 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: sa-contrib-2026-015
Researcher: Andrew Wang
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-3214 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-3214
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-353159

Entryinfo

Created: 03/25/2026 17:16
Updated: 03/31/2026 05:06
Changes: 03/25/2026 17:16 (56), 03/31/2026 05:06 (12)
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