CVE-2026-7261 PUBLISHED

SoapServer session-persisted object use-after-free via SOAP header fault

Assigner: php
Reserved: 28.04.2026 Published: 10.05.2026 Updated: 10.05.2026

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 SoapServer is configured with SOAP_PERSISTENCE_SESSION, the handler object is persisted across requests via session storage. However, in the case SOAP requests results in an error, the persistance is handled incorrectly, resulting in freeing the object while keeping a pointer to it, which may lead to use-after-free. This may lead to memory corruption, information disclosure, or process crashes, with confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact on the vulnerable system.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/S:P/AU:Y/RE:M/U:Amber
CVSS Score: 6.3

Product Status

Vendor PHP Group
Product PHP
Versions Default: affected
  • affected from 8.2.* to 8.2.31 (excl.)
  • affected from 8.3.* to 8.3.31 (excl.)
  • affected from 8.4.* to 8.4.21 (excl.)
  • affected from 8.5.* to 8.5.6 (excl.)

Credits

  • Ilia Alshanetsky reporter
  • Ilija Tovilo remediation developer

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-416 Use after free CWE