CVE-2026-7263 (GCVE-0-2026-7263)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-10 04:43 – Updated: 2026-05-11 13:04
VLAI?
Title
DoS attack via DOMNode::C14N()
Summary
In PHP versions 8.4.* before 8.4.21 and 8.5.* before 8.5.6, DOMNode::C14N() method may process the XML data incorrectly, causing a circular linked list in the data structure representing the XML document. This may cause subsequent processing of the XML document to enter infinite loop, causing denial of service in the processing application.
Severity ?
6.3 (Medium)
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/AU:Y/RE:M/U:Amber
CWE
  • CWE-404 - Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
  • CWE-835 - Loop with unreachable exit condition ('infinite loop')
Assigner
php
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
PHP Group PHP Affected: 8.4.* , < 8.4.21 (semver)
Affected: 8.5.* , < 8.5.6 (semver)
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Date Public ?
2026-05-07 00:00
Credits
Nikita Sveshnikov (Positive Technologies) Ilija Tovilo
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