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CVE-2026-7261 CVSS 9.8 CRITICAL

CVE-2026-7261

Published: 2026-05-10 05:16:12
Last Modified: 2026-05-12 17:40:03

Description

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, when SoapServer is configured with SOAP_PERSISTENCE_SESSION, the handler object is persisted across requests via session storage. However, in the case SOAP requests results in an error, the persistance is handled incorrectly, resulting in freeing the object while keeping a pointer to it, which may lead to use-after-free. This may lead to memory corruption, information disclosure, or process crashes, with confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact on the vulnerable system.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score
9.8
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Configurations (Affected Products)

cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE
PHP < 8.2.31
PHP < 8.3.31
PHP < 8.4.21
PHP < 8.5.6

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only
The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.
python
<?php // Vulnerable Server Configuration Example class VulnerableHandler { public function processRequest($data) { // Simulating a condition that causes an error during request processing // This triggers the UAF bug in the persistence logic throw new Exception("Triggering UAF condition"); } } // Initialize SoapServer with session persistence $options = ['uri' => 'http://localhost/soap']; $server = new SoapServer(null, $options); $server->setClass('VulnerableHandler'); // This setting enables the vulnerable code path $server->setPersistence(SOAP_PERSISTENCE_SESSION); $server->handle(); ?>

References

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