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Critical PHP Vulnerabilities Lead to Remote Code Execution and SQL Injection Risks

Critical PHP Vulnerabilities Lead to Remote Code Execution and SQL Injection Risks

First seen 6 Jul 2026, 23:49 UTC • •

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ThreatCluster •July 7, 2026 at 21:39 UTC

Multiple vulnerabilities in PHP have been disclosed, allowing attackers to exploit use-after-free conditions leading to remote code execution and SQL injection. Specifically, CVE-2026-6722 and CVE-2026-7261 relate to improper handling of SOAP requests and object deduplication, while CVE-2025-14179 involves the PDO Firebird driver mishandling NUL bytes. These vulnerabilities can be triggered by specially crafted network traffic, affecting systems running PHP 7.0. The issues were published on May 10, 2026, and have been confirmed by security advisories. Users are urged to update their systems to mitigate these risks.

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2026-05-10
CVE-2026-6722 published
PHP's improper handling of SOAP object deduplication could lead to remote code execution.
Ubuntu
2026-05-10
CVE-2026-7261 published
Improper handling of SOAP request persistence could result in memory corruption or denial of service.
Ubuntu
2026-05-10
CVE-2025-14179 published
The PDO Firebird driver in PHP allows SQL injection through mishandled NUL bytes.
Ubuntu
2026-07-06
Security advisory released
Security notices were published detailing the vulnerabilities and urging updates for affected systems.
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