CVE-2026-6816
TFA Basic Plugins - Access Bypass
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
5.1
TFA Basic Plugins - Access Bypass
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-6816- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
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 - Weakness
- CWE-267
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-33229
5.1
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.
- Record
EUVD-2026-33229- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rgcr-rww9-8rr3
5.1
An access bypass vulnerability in Drupal TFA Basic Plugins allows users with the administer users...
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.
- Record
GHSA-rgcr-rww9-8rr3- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 3.8 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-267
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
5.1
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-6816- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 3.8 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-267
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
5.1
TFA Basic Plugins - Access Bypass
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-6816- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
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 - Weakness
- CWE-267
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVCLSA-2026-1789638824 No score
TuxCare security update for drupal/tfa_basic (1 CVE)
TuxCare rebuilt drupal/tfa_basic to address 1 CVE. Fixed in 7.1.2-p1+tuxcare.
- Record
CLSA-2026-1789638824- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
drupal/tfa_basicTuxCare:Packagist |
7.1.2 up to 7.1.2-p1+tuxcare | 7.1.2-p1+tuxcare |
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-2026-6816 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Drupal Tfa Basic Plugins, published May 28, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, the 25th percentile. Fixed in drupal/tfa_basic 7.1.2-p1+tuxcare.
References
herodevs.com/vulnerability-directory/cve-2026-6816
d7es.tag1.com/security-advisories/tfa-basic-plugins-less-critical-access-bypass-sa-contrib-2025-085
herodevs.com/vulnerability-directory/cve-2026-6816?nes-for-drupal-7
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6816
github.com/advisories/GHSA-rgcr-rww9-8rr3
git.drupalcode.org/project/tfa_basic
drupal.org/project/tfa_basic
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/6xxx/CVE-2026-6816.json