CVE-2026-7259
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().
Published:May 10, 2026
Last Modified:May 12, 2026
EPS:May 10, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00044
CVSS Score:6.5
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Exploits
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