CVE-2026-7262

LOW CVSS 4.0: 2.9 EPSS 0.78%
Updated Jul 24, 2026
PHP
Parameter Value
CVSS 2.9 (LOW)
Affected Versions 8.2.0 — 8.5.6
Fixed In 8.2.31
Type CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference)
Vendor PHP
Public PoC No

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 a SOAP server has a typemap configured, the decoding process contains a mistake which checks the wrong variable in case of missing value element.  This leads to dereferences a NULL pointer, causing a segmentation fault. This allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to crash the PHP SOAP server process, resulting in denial of service.

Attack Parameters

Attack Vector
Network
Can be exploited remotely
Attack Complexity
Low
Easy to exploit
Attack Requirements
Present
Additional conditions required
Privileges Required
None
No privileges needed
User Interaction
None
No user interaction needed

Impact Assessment

Confidentiality
None
No data leak
Integrity
None
No data modification
Availability
Low
Partial disruption

CVSS Vector v4.0

Vulnerable Products 4

Configuration From (including) Up to (excluding)
Php Php
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.2.0 8.2.31
Php Php
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.3.0 8.3.31
Php Php
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.4.0 8.4.21
Php Php
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.5.0 8.5.6