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().
Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low PriorityThe Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS) uses machine learning to estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.
7-Day Exploitation Trend
Vulnerability Timeline
2 eventsThreat Actor Attribution
PREMIUM INTELRemediation & Mitigation
SOLUTIONOfficial patches and mitigation steps are available for this vulnerability.
apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y specific-package
# Verify installation
dpkg -l | grep package-name
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