External Authentication - Moderately critical - Access bypass - SA-CONTRIB-2026-098 (CVE-2026-73476) | HOL Guard CVE

Unknown severity · Source severity not reportedCVE-2026-73476

External Authentication - Moderately critical - Access bypass - SA-CONTRIB-2026-098

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-73476 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in External Authentication - Moderately critical - Access bypass - SA-CONTRIB-2026-098. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Drupal/External Authentication (generic), drupal/externalauth (packagist:https://packages.drupal.org/8). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Sep 2, 2026Updated Sep 2, 2026Source checked Sep 2, 2026First seen by HOL Aug 12, 2026Material review Sep 2, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Unknown severitySource severity not reported
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 2 mapped packages or products
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps Drupal/External Authentication (generic), drupal/externalauth (packagist:https://packages.drupal.org/8). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
Drupal/External Authenticationgeneric	>=0.0.0 <2.0.13	2.0.13
drupal/externalauthpackagist:https://packages.drupal.org/8	>=0 <2.0.13	2.0.13

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for Drupal/External Authentication, drupal/externalauth.
Review the reported fix. Update Drupal/External Authentication to 2.0.13; drupal/externalauth to 2.0.13 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Sep 2, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Sep 2, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Aug 12, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Source referencedrupal.org

Upstream source description

Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity vulnerability in Drupal External Authentication allows Privilege Escalation. This issue affects External Authentication versions: from 0.0.0 to 2.0.13.

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