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CVE-2015-4026 The pcntl_exec implementation in PHP before 5.4.41, 5.5.x before 5.5.25, and 5.6.x before 5.6.9 truncates a pathname upon encountering a \x00 character, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended extension restrictions and execute files with unexpected names via a crafted first argument. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2006-7243.
Severity High 7.5
Published 9 Jun 2015
Last changed 17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron 14 Oct 2026
Sources NVD Affected software Software Affected versions PHPServers and applications · cpe:a:php:php Version 5.6.8 Version 5.6.7 Version 5.6.6 Version 5.6.5 All 52 release lines Every version up to 5.4.40 Version 5.4.39 Version 5.5.0-alpha1 Version 5.5.0-alpha2 Version 5.5.0-alpha3 Version 5.5.0-alpha4 Version 5.5.0-alpha5 Version 5.5.0-alpha6 Version 5.5.0-beta1 Version 5.5.0-beta2 Version 5.5.0-beta3 Version 5.5.0-beta4 Version 5.5.0-rc1 Version 5.5.0-rc2 Version 5.5.0 Version 5.5.1 Version 5.5.2 Version 5.5.3 Version 5.5.4 Version 5.5.5 Version 5.5.6 Version 5.5.7 Version 5.5.8 Version 5.5.9 Version 5.5.10 Version 5.5.11 Version 5.5.12 Version 5.5.13 Version 5.5.14 Version 5.5.18 Version 5.5.19 Version 5.5.20 Version 5.5.21 Version 5.5.22 Version 5.5.23 Version 5.5.24 Version 5.6.0-alpha1 Version 5.6.0-alpha2 Version 5.6.0-alpha3 Version 5.6.0-alpha4 Version 5.6.0-alpha5 Version 5.6.0-beta1 Version 5.6.0-beta2 Version 5.6.0-beta3 Version 5.6.0-beta4 Version 5.6.2 Version 5.6.3 Version 5.6.4 Version 5.6.5 Version 5.6.6 Version 5.6.7 Version 5.6.8
References NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-4026 CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-4026