CVE-2026-7260NVD

Vulnerability Summary

Circular symbolic links in phar archives could lead to unbounded recursion, exhausting the C stack and crashing the PHP process, in PHP versions from 8.2.* before 8.2.33, from 8.3.* before 8.3.33, from 8.4.* before 8.4.24, and from 8.5.* before 8.5.9.

Severity Level

UNKNOWN

Published Date

Jul 30, 2026

Last Modified

Jul 30, 2026

Exploitation Status

No confirmed exploitation yet

EPSS Score (30-Day)

0.11%Probability

Root Weakness (CWE)

CWE-121: Unknown/Unlisted Weakness ↗

Refer to the official MITRE database for detailed architectural specifications regarding this weakness.

CVSS v4.0 Base Metrics — Score 5.4 (MEDIUM)

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Attack RequirementsNone

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionActive

Confidentiality (Vulnerable System)None

Integrity (Vulnerable System)None

Availability (Vulnerable System)High

Confidentiality (Subsequent System)None

Integrity (Subsequent System)None

Availability (Subsequent System)High

Affected & Patched Versions

Affected Versions

PHP Group PHP >= 8.2.* and < 8.2.33
PHP Group PHP >= 8.3.* and < 8.3.33
PHP Group PHP >= 8.4.* and < 8.4.24
PHP Group PHP >= 8.5.* and < 8.5.9

Patched Versions

PHP Group PHP 8.2.33
PHP Group PHP 8.3.33
PHP Group PHP 8.4.24
PHP Group PHP 8.5.9

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