CVE-2026-41570: sebastianbergmann phpunit · CRLF Injection
Affects sebastianbergmann phpunitSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High · fixed in 12.5.22 : patch sebastianbergmann phpunit soon.
Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 19:04 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 8% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 12.5.22
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 8 May 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| sebastianbergmannphpunit | Affected
| Fixed in– |
GitHubsebastianbergmann/phpunitpkg:github/sebastianbergmann/phpunitOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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AI-suggested
A fix is available: users should upgrade PHPUnit to versions 12.5.22 or 13.1.6 or later. These versions properly neutralize INI metacharacters and prevent CRLF injection. Until upgraded, avoid running untrusted code or tests that could influence INI settings. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory indicating the issue is resolved in the specified versions.
Description
PHPUnit is a testing framework for PHP. In versions 12.5.21 and 13.1.5, PHPUnit forwards PHP INI settings to child processes (used for isolated/PHPT test execution) as -d name=value command-line arguments without neutralizing INI metacharacters. Because PHP's INI parser interprets " as a string delimiter, ; as the start of a comment, and most importantly a newline as a directive separator, a value containing a newline is parsed by the child process as multiple INI directives. An attacker able to influence a single INI value can therefore inject arbitrary additional directives into the child's configuration, including auto_prepend_file, extension, disable_functions, open_basedir, and others. Setting auto_prepend_file to an attacker-controlled path yields remote code execution in the child process. This issue has been patched in versions 12.5.22 and 13.1.6.