Uncontrolled recursion in PHP - CVE-2026-7260
Published: August 3, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU140833
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-7260
CWE-ID: CWE-674
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to uncontrolled recursion when following symbolic links in phar archives. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted archive to a PHP script and perform a denial of service attack.
Affected software
PHP
How to mitigate CVE-2026-7260
Install updates from vendor's website.
PHP - addressed in versions 8.2.33, 8.3.33, 8.4.24, 8.5.9