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CVE-2021-21703

In PHP versions 7.3.x up to and including 7.3.31, 7.4.x below 7.4.25 and 8.0.x below 8.0.12, when running PHP FPM SAPI with main FPM daemon process running as root and child worker processes running as lower-privileged users, it is possible for the child processes to access memory shared with the main process and write to it, modifying it in a way that would cause the root process to conduct…

Severity
High 7.0
Published
25 Oct 2021
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
14 Oct 2026
Fixed in
7.4.25, 8.0.12
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
PHPServers and applications · cpe:a:php:php
  • From 7.3.0 up to 7.3.31
  • From 7.4.0 before 7.4.25
  • From 8.0.0 before 8.0.12

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21703
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-21703