CVE-2026-3525
File Access Fix (deprecated) - Moderately critical - Access bypass - SA-CONTRIB-2026-020
Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Drupal File Access Fix (deprecated) allows Forceful Browsing.This issue affects File Access Fix (deprecated): from 0.0.0 before 1.2.0.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
File Access Fix (deprecated) - Moderately critical - Access bypass - SA-CONTRIB-2026-020
Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Drupal File Access Fix (deprecated) allows Forceful Browsing.This issue affects File Access Fix (deprecated): from 0.0.0 before 1.2.0.
- Record
CVE-2026-3525- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-16375
Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Drupal File Access Fix (deprecated) allows Forceful Browsing.This issue affects File Access Fix (deprecated): from 0.0.0 before 1.2.0.
- Record
EUVD-2026-16375- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7gvm-prwv-w6hm
Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Drupal File Access Fix (deprecated) allows Forceful...
Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Drupal File Access Fix (deprecated) allows Forceful Browsing.This issue affects File Access Fix (deprecated): from 0.0.0 before 1.2.0.
- Record
GHSA-7gvm-prwv-w6hm- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Drupal File Access Fix (deprecated) allows Forceful Browsing.This issue affects File Access Fix (deprecated): from 0.0.0 before 1.2.0.
- Record
CVE-2026-3525- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDRUPAL-CONTRIB-2026-020 No score
This module moves files to and from private storage depending on the access of its owning entities.
The module does not sufficiently incorporate the results of hook_file_download when a custom or contrib module implements that hook leading to access bypass.
- Record
DRUPAL-CONTRIB-2026-020- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
drupal/file_access_fixPackagist:https://packages.drupal.org/8 |
before 1.2.0 | 1.2.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-3525 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Drupal File Access Fix (deprecated), published March 4, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.19%, the 9th percentile. Fixed in drupal/file_access_fix 1.2.0.