DoS attack via DOMNode::C14N()
In PHP versions 8.4.* before 8.4.21 and 8.5.* before 8.5.6, DOMNode::C14N() method may process the XML data incorrectly, causing a circular linked list in the data structure representing the XML document. This may cause subsequent processing of the XML document to enter infinite loop, causing denial of service in the processing application.
- Published
- May 10, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 24, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.6% · 48th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-404
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Report tools
Action score
25
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 25 / 40 · 6.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.6%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- —
- CNA · php
- 6.3
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/AU:Y/RE:M/U:Amber
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Noroxi analysis
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| php | php | cpe:2.3:a:php:php |
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Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- php php8.4.0 and later · before 8.4.21
- php php8.5.0 and later · before 8.5.6
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (php). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
PHP Group PHP
- 8.4.* and later · before 8.4.21affected · semver
- 8.5.* and later · before 8.5.6affected · semver
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:10 | php8.4 | before 8.4.21-1.el10_2 | 8.4.21-1.el10_2 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | php8.4-bcmath | before 8.4.21-1.el10_2 | 8.4.21-1.el10_2 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | php8.4-cli | before 8.4.21-1.el10_2 | 8.4.21-1.el10_2 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | php8.4-common | before 8.4.21-1.el10_2 | 8.4.21-1.el10_2 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | php8.4-dba | before 8.4.21-1.el10_2 | 8.4.21-1.el10_2 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | php8.4-dbg | before 8.4.21-1.el10_2 | 8.4.21-1.el10_2 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | php8.4-devel | before 8.4.21-1.el10_2 | 8.4.21-1.el10_2 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | php8.4-embedded | before 8.4.21-1.el10_2 | 8.4.21-1.el10_2 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | php8.4-enchant | before 8.4.21-1.el10_2 | 8.4.21-1.el10_2 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | php8.4-ffi | before 8.4.21-1.el10_2 | 8.4.21-1.el10_2 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | php8.4-fpm | before 8.4.21-1.el10_2 | 8.4.21-1.el10_2 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | php8.4-gd | before 8.4.21-1.el10_2 | 8.4.21-1.el10_2 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | php8.4-gmp | before 8.4.21-1.el10_2 | 8.4.21-1.el10_2 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | php8.4-intl | before 8.4.21-1.el10_2 | 8.4.21-1.el10_2 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | php8.4-ldap | before 8.4.21-1.el10_2 | 8.4.21-1.el10_2 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | php8.4-mbstring | before 8.4.21-1.el10_2 | 8.4.21-1.el10_2 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | php8.4-mysqlnd | before 8.4.21-1.el10_2 | 8.4.21-1.el10_2 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | php8.4-odbc | before 8.4.21-1.el10_2 | 8.4.21-1.el10_2 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | php8.4-opcache | before 8.4.21-1.el10_2 | 8.4.21-1.el10_2 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | php8.4-pdo | before 8.4.21-1.el10_2 | 8.4.21-1.el10_2 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | php8.4-pgsql | before 8.4.21-1.el10_2 | 8.4.21-1.el10_2 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | php8.4-process | before 8.4.21-1.el10_2 | 8.4.21-1.el10_2 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | php8.4-snmp | before 8.4.21-1.el10_2 | 8.4.21-1.el10_2 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | php8.4-soap | before 8.4.21-1.el10_2 | 8.4.21-1.el10_2 |
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PHP Group PHP | 8.4.21 | Vendor (CNA) |
| PHP Group PHP | 8.5.6 | Vendor (CNA) |
| almalinux:php8.4 | 8.4.21-1.el10_2 · AlmaLinux:10 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:php8.4-bcmath | 8.4.21-1.el10_2 · AlmaLinux:10 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:php8.4-cli | 8.4.21-1.el10_2 · AlmaLinux:10 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:php8.4-common | 8.4.21-1.el10_2 · AlmaLinux:10 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:php8.4-dba | 8.4.21-1.el10_2 · AlmaLinux:10 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:php8.4-dbg | 8.4.21-1.el10_2 · AlmaLinux:10 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:php8.4-devel | 8.4.21-1.el10_2 · AlmaLinux:10 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:php8.4-embedded | 8.4.21-1.el10_2 · AlmaLinux:10 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:php8.4-enchant | 8.4.21-1.el10_2 · AlmaLinux:10 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:php8.4-ffi | 8.4.21-1.el10_2 · AlmaLinux:10 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:php8.4-fpm | 8.4.21-1.el10_2 · AlmaLinux:10 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:php8.4-gd | 8.4.21-1.el10_2 · AlmaLinux:10 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:php8.4 | 8.4.21-1~deb13u1 · Debian:13 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:php8 | 8.5.6-1.1 · openSUSE:Tumbleweed | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:php8.4 | 0:8.4.21-1.el10_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:php8.4-bcmath | 0:8.4.21-1.el10_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:php8.4-bcmath-debuginfo | 0:8.4.21-1.el10_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:php8.4-cli | 0:8.4.21-1.el10_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:php8.4-cli-debuginfo | 0:8.4.21-1.el10_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:php8.4-common | 0:8.4.21-1.el10_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:php8.4-common-debuginfo | 0:8.4.21-1.el10_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:php8.4-dba | 0:8.4.21-1.el10_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:php8.4-dba-debuginfo | 0:8.4.21-1.el10_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:php8.4-dbg | 0:8.4.21-1.el10_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:php8.4-dbg-debuginfo | 0:8.4.21-1.el10_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:php8.4-debuginfo | 0:8.4.21-1.el10_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | Package registry (OSV) |
| rocky linux:php8.4 | 0:8.4.21-1.el10_2 · Rocky Linux:10 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
- Nikita Sveshnikov (Positive Technologies)finder
- Ilija Toviloremediation reviewer
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- Integrity
- Availability
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- X
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-404 · Improper Resource Shutdown or ReleaseCVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:Y/R:X/V:X/RE:M/U:Amber
nvd-secondary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
- github.com/php/php-src/security/advisories/GHSA-4jhr-8w89-j733
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:22649
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-7263
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2468572
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-7263.json
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.