CVE-2026-7259Null pointer dereference in php_mb_check_encoding() via mb_ereg_search_init()
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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().
- CVSS
- 2.1 LOW (v4.0, CNA)CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/AU:Y/U:Amber
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-476
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- php
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- May 11, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
PHP Group PHP php_group:php (from the name) | from 8.2.* before 8.2.31; from 8.3.* before 8.3.31; from 8.4.* before 8.4.21; from 8.5.* before 8.5.6 | CNA record |
php php php:php | from 8.2.0 before 8.2.31; from 8.3.0 before 8.3.31; from 8.4.0 before 8.4.21; from 8.5.0 before 8.5.6 | NVD |
References
- https://github.com/php/php-src/security/advisories/GHSA-wm6j-2649-pv75vendor-advisory
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