CVE-2026-59933
Published:July 28, 2026
Updated:August 04, 2026
PhpSpreadsheet is a pure PHP library for reading and writing spreadsheet files. In versions 4.0.0 through 5.8.0, 3.3.0 through 3.10.6, 2.2.0 through 2.4.6, 2.0.0 through 2.1.17, and all releases up to and including 1.30.5, the OLE reader follows sector chains from attacker-controlled XLS/OLE metadata without detecting cycles or enforcing a maximum chain length. A tiny malformed .xls/OLE file can set the small-block depot sector chain to point back to itself. During normal XLS detection, OLERead::read() appends the same sector data repeatedly until the PHP process exhausts memory. This is reachable from Reader\Xls::canRead() and therefore from automatic spreadsheet type detection. Applications that accept attacker-controlled spreadsheet uploads can suffer denial of service from a very small file. This issue has been fixed in versions 5.8.1, 3.10.7, 2.4.7, 2.1.18 and 1.30.6.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=4.0.0 <5.8.1Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 5.8.1phpoffice/phpspreadsheet (PHP):
Affected version(s) >=4.0.0 <5.8.1Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 5.8.1phpoffice/phpspreadsheet (PHP):
Affected version(s) >=2.0.0 <2.1.18Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.1.18phpoffice/phpspreadsheet (PHP):
Affected version(s) >=dev-release <1.30.6Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.30.6phpoffice/phpspreadsheet (PHP):
Affected version(s) >=3.3.0 <3.10.7Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.10.7phpoffice/phpspreadsheet (PHP):
Affected version(s) >=2.2.0 <2.4.7Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.4.7Related Resources (10)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
EPSS
Base Score:
0.69