CVE-2026-114532: Drupal UI Icons cross-site scripting in CKEditor 5 widget

CVE-2026-114532 · Severity: info · Published 2026-10-30

The UI Icons module for Drupal provides a CKEditor 5 editor button and widget to embed icons in formatted text. Under uncommon circumstances, the widget displays admin-controlled text without proper filtering, allowing an attacker with content editing permissions to inject malicious scripts that could compromise other users' accounts or steal sensitive information.

Technologies: Packagist:Https://Packages.Drupal.Org/8 Drupal/Ui Icons. Vendors: Drupal, Packagist:Https://Packages.Drupal.Org/8.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-114532 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-114532 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-114532?
Informational severity, published 30 October 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Drupal UI Icons <1.1.3 and >=2.0.0 <2.0.2; Packagist:Https://Packages.Drupal.Org/8 Drupal/Ui Icons ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.1.3|ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.0.0,fixed=2.0.2.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-114532?
Yes. Packagist:Https://Packages.Drupal.Org/8 Drupal/Ui Icons: upgrade to 1.1.3 or later. Until then: Restrict the UI Icons CKEditor 5 button to trusted users only via text format permissions, limiting which roles can use the affected editor feature. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-114532 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-114532?
Check whether you run Drupal UI Icons or Packagist:Https://Packages.Drupal.Org/8 Drupal/Ui Icons at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • Packagist:Https://Packages.Drupal.Org/8 Drupal/Ui Icons: upgrade to 1.1.3 or later

Restrict the UI Icons CKEditor 5 button to trusted users only via text format permissions, limiting which roles can use the affected editor feature.

Technical details

This is a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the CKEditor 5 widget of the UI Icons module. The vulnerability exists because admin-controlled text is displayed without appropriate sanitization in uncommon edge cases. An attacker must have access to edit content with a text format that permits the UI Icons CKEditor 5 button to exploit this flaw and inject malicious JavaScript.

Affected products

  • Drupal UI Icons <1.1.3 and >=2.0.0 <2.0.2

Identifiers

  • CVE-2026-114532
  • DRUPAL-CONTRIB-2026-230

Timeline

  • 2026-10-21: disclosed

References

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