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CVE-2026-6816: Drupal TFA Basic Plugins · Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions

Affects Drupal TFA Basic PluginsSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.1 Medium.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 06:59 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
5.1Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 25% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 28 May 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
DrupalTFA Basic PluginsAffected
  • >=7.x-1.0 <=7.x-1.2
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Until an official fix is available, restrict the 'administer users' permission to trusted administrators only and monitor for any unusual activity related to recovery code generation or access. Avoid granting this permission broadly.

Description

An access bypass vulnerability in Drupal TFA Basic Plugins allows users with the administer users permission to view or generate recovery codes for other users. This issue affects TFA Basic Plugins: from 7.x-1.0 through 7.x-1.2.

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