---
id: CVE-2026-81168
title: >-
  Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in
  Drupal CAPTCHA Protected Page allows Functionality Bypass
summary: >-
  Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in
  Drupal CAPTCHA Protected Page allows Functionality Bypass. This issue affects
  CAPTCHA Protected Page versions: from 0.0.0 to 1.0.2.
severity: low
cvss: 3.7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-288
vendor: captcha_protected_page_project
product: captcha_protected_page
affected:
  - captcha_protected_page < 1.0.2
patched:
  - captcha_protected_page 1.0.2
published: '2026-09-02'
updated: '2026-09-09'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-09T18:53:36.033'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81168'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.drupal.org/sa-contrib-2026-105'
    label: mlhess@drupal.org
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00319
epssPercentile: 0.22188
ingestedAt: '2026-09-09T19:19:51.815Z'
---

## Overview

Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in Drupal CAPTCHA Protected Page allows Functionality Bypass. This issue affects CAPTCHA Protected Page versions: from 0.0.0 to 1.0.2.

## Affected

- `captcha_protected_page < 1.0.2`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `captcha_protected_page 1.0.2`