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title: "CVE-2026-118539: Commerce Core - Highly critical - Access bypass - SA-CONTRIB-2026-254"
url: https://erroneo.us/security/cve/CVE-2026-118539/
description: "CVE-2026-118539 (Drupal Commerce Core): Missing Authorization vulnerability in Drupal Commerce Core allows Forceful Browsing. This issue affects Commerce…"
type: vulnerability-record
section: "Security Digest"
date_published: 2026-10-30
date_modified: 2026-10-31
publisher: erroneo.us
author: erroneo.us Security Desk
cve: "CVE-2026-118539"
kev: false
cvss: 6.5
epss: 0.00671
license: All rights reserved. Quote with attribution and a link.
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# CVE-2026-118539: Commerce Core - Highly critical - Access bypass - SA-CONTRIB-2026-254

**Signal:** Normal patch cycle. No exploitation signal; fix it in your next routine update if you are affected. (Computed from CISA KEV, EPSS and CVSS; not an editorial verdict.)

## Should you act?

- No confirmed exploitation. It is not in CISA’s KEV catalog and CISA’s SSVC assessment records no known exploitation. That can change quickly after a public write-up; re-check if you are affected.
- EPSS 0.7% , percentile 52: FIRST’s model estimates a 0.7% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 52% of all scored CVEs (moderate). EPSS is a probability, not a verdict.
- Remotely reachable with no login and no user interaction. If the vulnerable service is exposed to the internet, prioritize it.
- Editorial verdict: Act now. Drupal Commerce Core CVE-2026-118539: Exploited Bypass — Drupal says this access bypass is being exploited against live stores and can cost merchants money, so any site running Commerce Core should upgrade today and then audit recent orders.

## What it is

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Drupal Commerce Core allows Forceful Browsing. This issue affects Commerce Core versions: from 0.0.0 to 2.41, from 3.0.0 to 3.3.13.

## Affected products (CVE record)

- Drupal Commerce Core: 0.0.0 < 2.41, 3.0.0 < 3.3.13

## Severity

- CISA-ADP CVSS 3.1: 6.5 `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`

## Exploitation

- CISA KEV: not listed (no confirmed in-the-wild exploitation known to CISA).
- CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation none , automatable yes , technical impact partial .
- FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-11-05): 0.67% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 52.

## Sources

- [CVE.org record CVE-2026-118539](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-118539)
- [NVD entry CVE-2026-118539](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118539)
- [drupal.org](https://www.drupal.org/sa-contrib-2026-254)

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Source page: https://erroneo.us/security/cve/CVE-2026-118539/ · Security Digest: https://erroneo.us/security/ · More: https://erroneo.us/llms.txt