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Critical, CVSS 9.8

Zendframework vulnerable to XXE/XEE attacks

GHSA-qc7w-4567-84wv

What to do

Vendor fix available. Upgrade each affected package to the fixed version on its release line (zendframework/zendframework 2.2.6, 2.1.6), redeploy, then verify what is actually installed.

This page has no inventory attached, so it cannot say whether you are affected. A vendor fix is not proof that your deployment is fixed.

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Severity and exploitation
Exploitation
No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.
CVSS
9.8 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
No dated EPSS signal available.
Source description

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

Numerous components utilizing PHP's DOMDocument, SimpleXML, and xmlparse functionality are vulnerable to two types of attacks: - XML eXternal Entity (XXE) Injection attacks. The above mentioned extensions are insecure by default, allowing external entities to be specified by adding a specific DOCTYPE element to XML documents and strings. By exploiting this vulnerability an application may be coerced to open arbitrary files and/or TCP connections. - XML Entity Expansion (XEE) vectors, leading to Denial of Service vectors. XEE attacks occur when the XML DOCTYPE declaration includes XML entity definitions that contain either recursive or circular references; this leads to CPU and memory consumption, making Denial of Service exploits trivial to implement.

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    Published from ghsa record GHSA-qc7w-4567-84wv

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# Patch Next advisory brief: GHSA-qc7w-4567-84wv

Advisory: Zendframework vulnerable to XXE/XEE attacks
IDs: GHSA-qc7w-4567-84wv
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/ghsa-qc7w-4567-84wv (revision 1, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 14:25 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Critical (CVSS 9.8)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: zendframework/zendframework 2.2.6, 2.1.6. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- Packagist zendframework/zendframework: affected >= 2.1.0, < 2.1.6; >= 2.2.0, < 2.2.6; fixed in 2.2.6, 2.1.6

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- Packagist zendframework/zendframework: check the installed version with your package manager.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on zendframework/zendframework.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qc7w-4567-84wv (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-qc7w-4567-84wv lists affected ranges: Packagist zendframework/zendframework >=2.1.0 =2.2.0 <2.2.6)

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