Gin Admin Theme security updates, in plain English

Gin Admin Theme

107,017 sites report using it · on drupal.org · 1 security update explained here

This design changes the look of the management area used by site editors.

Below is every security update for Gin Admin Theme that this site has covered, newest first. Each one says who could exploit it, whether it applies to your site, how urgent it is, and what to tell your developer. If your site uses this theme and you are not sure which version, that is the first question to ask whoever looks after it.

Gin Admin Theme

Moderately critical · Theme · 107,017 sites report using it · SA-CONTRIB-2026-219 · on drupal.org · Week of 14 October 2026

A logged in user could place hidden scripts into the management pages. They could uncover some private details and change certain text but they could not destroy the whole database.

Who could do thisOnly someone with a login on your site.
Does it apply to youA site is affected if a user has the access right to manage menus or enter specific web code.
Has it been used in attacksNo sign of it.
How urgentDrupal rates this moderately critical. Include it in your next routine update, within the month.

Tell your developerUpdate Gin Admin Theme to 4.1.4 or 5.0.16, whichever branch you are on.

For developers: what the fix changed

The fix modifies Drupal.theme.ginTooltipWrapper in js/tooltip.js and its compiled version in dist/js/tooltip.js to create a DOM element and set its text content instead of returning an HTML string, preventing cross site scripting.

Also in this release Updated an ID in the toolbar template to accommodate a refactor in the admin toolbar search module.

4.1.3 to 4.1.4 2 commits, 3 files.

dist/js/tooltip.js +7 −3 fix
js/tooltip.js +15 −5 fix
templates/navigation/toolbar--gin.html.twig +1 −0

Full diff, 4.1.3 to 4.1.4 · Full diff, 5.0.15 to 5.0.16

The comparison is against the release immediately before the fix. If your site is on an older release, more will have changed.

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