CVE-2026-7260: php_group php Stack-based Buffer Overflow
CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumAnalyzed
AliasesSUSE-SU-2026:4128-1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-7260DEBIAN-CVE-2026-7260
Published 30-07-2026Last modified 30-07-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-7260 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in php_group php. EPSS estimates a 0.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 3.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.15%
0%100%
Low · +0.03 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 20 · Related 10MGASA-2026-0322MGASA-2026-0329MGASA-2026-0330OPENSUSE-SU-2026:11418-1OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21532-1RHSA-2026:47200RHSA-2026:57539RHSA-2026:57574RHSA-2026:61259RHSA-2026:61903RHSA-2026:62334RHSA-2026:62614SUSE-SU-2026:23121-1SUSE-SU-2026:23144-1SUSE-SU-2026:3509-1SUSE-SU-2026:3510-1SUSE-SU-2026:3513-1SUSE-SU-2026:3514-1USN-8734-1USN-8743-1
Timeline
- 30-07-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 30-07-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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.
CVSS metrics
6 scores · 4 sources · 2 versionsMedium 5.4Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H/E:USources3 sources · 5.4–8.1
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.1HighCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H/E:UDiffers
- NVDNIST5.4MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H/E:U/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:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Medium 5.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.15%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
4%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.03 pp
From 0.11% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.15%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Suse40 products
- apache2-mod_php7&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS< 7.4.33-150400.4.73.1
- apache2-mod_php7&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS< 7.4.33-150400.4.73.1
- apache2-mod_php7&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 15 SP7< 7.4.33-150400.4.73.1
- apache2-mod_php7&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP7< 7.4.33-150400.4.73.1
- apache2-mod_php7&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS< 7.4.33-150400.4.73.1
Ubuntu7 products
- php5All versions (No fix recorded)
- php7.0< 7.0.33-0ubuntu0.16.04.16+esm20
- php7.2All versions (No fix recorded)
- php7.4All versions (No fix recorded)
- php8.1< 8.1.2-1ubuntu2.26
Debian2 products
- php8.2< 8.2.33-1~deb12u1
- php8.4< 8.4.24-1~deb13u1 | < 8.4.24-1
Php1 product
- php≥ 8.2.0, < 8.2.33 | ≥ 8.3.0, < 8.3.33 | ≥ 8.4.0, < 8.4.24 | ≥ 8.5.0, < 8.5.9
Php_group1 product
- php≥ 8.2.*, < 8.2.33 | ≥ 8.3.*, < 8.3.33 | ≥ 8.4.*, < 8.4.24 | ≥ 8.5.*, < 8.5.9
5 vendors · 51 products