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CVE-2026-7259
Published:May 10, 2026
Updated:May 16, 2026
In PHP versions 8.2.* before 8.2.31, 8.3.* before 8.3.31, 8.4.* before 8.4.21, and 8.5.* before 8.5.6, a mismatch between encoding lists in Oniguruma and mbfl leads to  a NULL pointer dereference, resulting in a segmentation fault and denial of service. The vulnerability is exploitable when user-controlled input can influence the encoding passed to mb_regex_encoding().
Affected Packages
https://github.com/php/php-src.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=php-8.3.0 <php-8.3.31
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version php-8.3.31
https://github.com/php/php-src.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=php-8.4.0 <php-8.4.21
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version php-8.4.21
https://github.com/php/php-src.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=php-8.2.0 <php-8.2.31
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version php-8.2.31
https://github.com/php/php-src.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=php-8.5.0 <php-8.5.6
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version php-8.5.6
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
2.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Attack Requirements
PRESENT
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
ACTIVE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
LOW
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
LOW
CVSS v3
Base Score:
3.4
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW
Weakness Type (CWE)
NULL Pointer Dereference
EPSS
Base Score:
0.05