CVE-2026-16640: Search API Autocomplete - Moderately critical - Cross-site Scripting - SA-CONTRIB-2026-082

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-08-25 · updated 2026-08-28
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ("Cross-site Scripting") vulnerability in Drupal Search API Autocomplete allows Reflected XSS. This issue affects Search API Autocomplete versions: from 0.0.0 to 1.12.0.

Affected products

Drupal Search API Autocomplete: before 1.12.0 — fixed in 1.12.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Drupal Search API Autocomplete 1.12.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://www.drupal.org/sa-contrib-2026-082

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