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CVE-2026-24895 (GCVE-0-2026-24895)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-12 19:16 – Updated: 2026-02-12 20:04

Title

FrankenPHP affected by Path Confusion via Unicode casing in CGI path splitting allows execution of arbitrary files

Summary

FrankenPHP is a modern application server for PHP. Prior to 1.11.2, FrankenPHP’s CGI path splitting logic improperly handles Unicode characters during case conversion. The logic computes the split index (for finding .php) on a lowercased copy of the request path but applies that byte index to the original path. Because strings.ToLower() in Go can increase the byte length of certain UTF-8 characters (e.g., Ⱥ expands when lowercased), the computed index may not align with the correct position in the original string. This results in an incorrect SCRIPT_NAME and SCRIPT_FILENAME, potentially causing FrankenPHP to execute a file other than the one intended by the URI. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.11.2.

Severity ?

8.9 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

CWE

CWE-180 - Incorrect Behavior Order: Validate Before Canonicalize

Assigner

GitHub_M

References

URL

Tags

	https://github.com/php/frankenphp/security/adviso…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
	https://github.com/php/frankenphp/commit/04fdc0c1…	x_refsource_MISC
	https://github.com/php/frankenphp/releases/tag/v1.11.2	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	php	frankenphp	Affected: < 1.11.2

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GHSA-G966-83W7-6W38

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-02-12 15:29 – Updated: 2026-02-12 22:07

Summary

FrankenPHP's unicode case-folding length expansion causes incorrect split_path index (SCRIPT_NAME/PATH_INFO confusion) in FrankenPHP

Details

Summary

FrankenPHP’s CGI path splitting logic improperly handles Unicode characters during case conversion. The logic computes the split index (for finding .php) on a lowercased copy of the request path but applies that byte index to the original path.

Because strings.ToLower() in Go can increase the byte length of certain UTF-8 characters (e.g., Ⱥ expands when lowercased), the computed index may not align with the correct position in the original string. This results in an incorrect SCRIPT_NAME and SCRIPT_FILENAME, potentially causing FrankenPHP to execute a file other than the one intended by the URI.

Details

The vulnerability resides in the splitPos() function and its usage within splitCgiPath(). The logic attempts to find the script extension (e.g., .php) in a case-insensitive manner by lowercasing the path:

lowerPath := strings.ToLower(path)
idx := strings.Index(lowerPath, strings.ToLower(split))
return idx + len(split)

The issue is that the returned idx represents a byte offset within lowerPath. However, splitCgiPath() uses this index to slice the original path:

fc.docURI = path[:splitPos]
fc.pathInfo = path[splitPos:]
fc.scriptName = strings.TrimSuffix(path, fc.pathInfo)
fc.scriptFilename = sanitizedPathJoin(fc.documentRoot, fc.scriptName)

This logic relies on the assumption that len(strings.ToLower(path)) == len(path). This assumption is false for certain Unicode characters. For example, the character Ⱥ (U+023A) requires 2 bytes in UTF-8 (0xC8 0xBA), but its lowercase equivalent ⱥ (U+2C65) requires 3 bytes (0xE2 0xB1 0xA5).

If the path contains such characters before the .php extension, the index calculated on lowerPath will be larger than the corresponding visual point in the original path. When applied to the original path, the split occurs at the wrong byte offset. This can cause the server to treat a larger portion of the path as the script name, effectively allowing an attacker to manipulate SCRIPT_FILENAME.

PoC

The following Go program demonstrates the discrepancy between the byte index in the lowercased string versus the original string.

Save the following as poc.go:

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "strings"
)

func splitPos(path string, split string) int {
    lowerPath := strings.ToLower(path)
    idx := strings.Index(lowerPath, strings.ToLower(split))
    if idx < 0 {
        return -1
    }
    return idx + len(split)
}

func main() {
    // U+023A: Ⱥ (UTF-8: C8 BA). Lowercase is ⱥ (UTF-8: E2 B1 A5), longer in bytes.
    // We construct a path where the byte expansion shifts the index.
    path := "/ȺȺȺȺshell.php.txt.php"
    split := ".php"

    pos := splitPos(path, split)

    fmt.Printf("orig bytes=%d\n", len(path))
    fmt.Printf("lower bytes=%d\n", len(strings.ToLower(path)))
    fmt.Printf("splitPos=%d\n", pos)

    // Current Unsafe Behavior:
    fmt.Printf("orig[:pos] (Calculated Script)=%q\n", path[:pos])
    fmt.Printf("orig[pos:] (Calculated PathInfo)=%q\n", path[pos:])

    // Expected Safe Behavior:
    want := strings.Index(path, split) + len(split)
    fmt.Printf("expected splitPos=%d\n", want)
    fmt.Printf("expected orig[:]=%q\n", path[:want])
}

Run the PoC:

go run poc.go

Output:

orig bytes=26
lower bytes=30
splitPos=22
orig[:pos]="/ȺȺȺȺshell.php.txt"
orig[pos:]=".php"
expected splitPos=18
expected orig[:]="/ȺȺȺȺshell.php"

In this example, FrankenPHP would identify /ȺȺȺȺshell.php.txt as the PHP script to execute, ignoring the fact that the actual file extension in the file system might be .txt.

Impact*

This is a Security Boundary Bypass and Path Confusion vulnerability.

In setups where users can upload files (e.g., avatars, text files) that are stored within the document root or a reachable path, an attacker can upload a file containing malicious PHP code with a safe extension (e.g., payload.txt). By crafting a request with specific Unicode characters, the attacker can force FrankenPHP to calculate the SCRIPT_FILENAME as ending in payload.txt, while the request appears to contain .php to the internal router logic.

This results in the execution of non-PHP files as PHP scripts, leading to Remote Code Execution (RCE).

Patched Versions

This issue is fixed in FrankenPHP version 1.11.2.

Workarounds

Ensure that user-uploaded files are stored outside of the public document root.
Implement strict WAF rules to reject requests containing specific multi-byte Unicode characters in the URL path if an upgrade is not immediately possible.

Severity ?

8.9 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

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  },
  "details": "### Summary\n\nFrankenPHP\u2019s CGI path splitting logic improperly handles Unicode characters during case conversion. The logic computes the split index (for finding `.php`) on a lowercased copy of the request path but applies that byte index to the original path.\n\nBecause `strings.ToLower()` in Go can increase the byte length of certain UTF-8 characters (e.g., `\u023a` expands when lowercased), the computed index may not align with the correct position in the original string. This results in an incorrect `SCRIPT_NAME` and `SCRIPT_FILENAME`, potentially causing FrankenPHP to execute a file other than the one intended by the URI.\n\n### **Details**\n\nThe vulnerability resides in the `splitPos()` function and its usage within `splitCgiPath()`. The logic attempts to find the script extension (e.g., `.php`) in a case-insensitive manner by lowercasing the path:\n\n```go\nlowerPath := strings.ToLower(path)\nidx := strings.Index(lowerPath, strings.ToLower(split))\nreturn idx + len(split)\n```\n\nThe issue is that the returned `idx` represents a byte offset within `lowerPath`. However, `splitCgiPath()` uses this index to slice the **original** `path`:\n\n```go\nfc.docURI = path[:splitPos]\nfc.pathInfo = path[splitPos:]\nfc.scriptName = strings.TrimSuffix(path, fc.pathInfo)\nfc.scriptFilename = sanitizedPathJoin(fc.documentRoot, fc.scriptName)\n```\n\nThis logic relies on the assumption that `len(strings.ToLower(path)) == len(path)`. This assumption is false for certain Unicode characters. For example, the character `\u023a` (U+023A) requires 2 bytes in UTF-8 (`0xC8 0xBA`), but its lowercase equivalent `\u2c65` (U+2C65) requires 3 bytes (`0xE2 0xB1 0xA5`).\n\nIf the path contains such characters before the `.php` extension, the index calculated on `lowerPath` will be larger than the corresponding visual point in the original `path`. When applied to the original path, the split occurs at the wrong byte offset. This can cause the server to treat a larger portion of the path as the script name, effectively allowing an attacker to manipulate `SCRIPT_FILENAME`.\n\n### **PoC**\n\nThe following Go program demonstrates the discrepancy between the byte index in the lowercased string versus the original string.\n\n1. Save the following as `poc.go`:\n\n```go\npackage main\n\nimport (\n    \"fmt\"\n    \"strings\"\n)\n\nfunc splitPos(path string, split string) int {\n    lowerPath := strings.ToLower(path)\n    idx := strings.Index(lowerPath, strings.ToLower(split))\n    if idx \u003c 0 {\n        return -1\n    }\n    return idx + len(split)\n}\n\nfunc main() {\n    // U+023A: \u023a (UTF-8: C8 BA). Lowercase is \u2c65 (UTF-8: E2 B1 A5), longer in bytes.\n    // We construct a path where the byte expansion shifts the index.\n    path := \"/\u023a\u023a\u023a\u023ashell.php.txt.php\"\n    split := \".php\"\n\n    pos := splitPos(path, split)\n\n    fmt.Printf(\"orig bytes=%d\\n\", len(path))\n    fmt.Printf(\"lower bytes=%d\\n\", len(strings.ToLower(path)))\n    fmt.Printf(\"splitPos=%d\\n\", pos)\n\n    // Current Unsafe Behavior:\n    fmt.Printf(\"orig[:pos] (Calculated Script)=%q\\n\", path[:pos])\n    fmt.Printf(\"orig[pos:] (Calculated PathInfo)=%q\\n\", path[pos:])\n\n    // Expected Safe Behavior:\n    want := strings.Index(path, split) + len(split)\n    fmt.Printf(\"expected splitPos=%d\\n\", want)\n    fmt.Printf(\"expected orig[:]=%q\\n\", path[:want])\n}\n```\n\n2. Run the PoC:\n\n```console\ngo run poc.go\n```\n\n3. **Output:**\n\n```text\norig bytes=26\nlower bytes=30\nsplitPos=22\norig[:pos]=\"/\u023a\u023a\u023a\u023ashell.php.txt\"\norig[pos:]=\".php\"\nexpected splitPos=18\nexpected orig[:]=\"/\u023a\u023a\u023a\u023ashell.php\"\n```\n\nIn this example, FrankenPHP would identify `/\u023a\u023a\u023a\u023ashell.php.txt` as the PHP script to execute, ignoring the fact that the actual file extension in the file system might be `.txt`.\n\n### Impact*\n\nThis is a **Security Boundary Bypass** and **Path Confusion** vulnerability.\n\nIn setups where users can upload files (e.g., avatars, text files) that are stored within the document root or a reachable path, an attacker can upload a file containing malicious PHP code with a safe extension (e.g., `payload.txt`). By crafting a request with specific Unicode characters, the attacker can force FrankenPHP to calculate the `SCRIPT_FILENAME` as ending in `payload.txt`, while the request appears to contain `.php` to the internal router logic.\n\nThis results in the execution of non-PHP files as PHP scripts, leading to **Remote Code Execution (RCE)**.\n\n### **Patched Versions**\n\n* This issue is fixed in FrankenPHP version **1.11.2**.\n\n### **Workarounds**\n\n* Ensure that user-uploaded files are stored outside of the public document root.\n* Implement strict WAF rules to reject requests containing specific multi-byte Unicode characters in the URL path if an upgrade is not immediately possible.",
  "id": "GHSA-g966-83w7-6w38",
  "modified": "2026-02-12T22:07:57Z",
  "published": "2026-02-12T15:29:36Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/php/frankenphp/security/advisories/GHSA-g966-83w7-6w38"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24895"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/php/frankenphp/commit/04fdc0c1e8fde94e2c1ad86217e962c88d27c53e"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/php/frankenphp"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/php/frankenphp/releases/tag/v1.11.2"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/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",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "FrankenPHP\u0027s unicode case-folding length expansion causes incorrect split_path index (SCRIPT_NAME/PATH_INFO confusion) in FrankenPHP"
}

FKIE_CVE-2026-24895

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-02-12 20:16 - Updated: 2026-02-20 18:30

Severity ?

9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

References

URL	Tags
security-advisories@github.com	https://github.com/php/frankenphp/commit/04fdc0c1e8fde94e2c1ad86217e962c88d27c53e	Patch
security-advisories@github.com	https://github.com/php/frankenphp/releases/tag/v1.11.2	Release Notes
security-advisories@github.com	https://github.com/php/frankenphp/security/advisories/GHSA-g966-83w7-6w38	Vendor Advisory, Exploit

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	php	frankenphp	*

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CVE-2026-24895 (GCVE-0-2026-24895)

GHSA-G966-83W7-6W38

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FKIE_CVE-2026-24895

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