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CVE-2026-91765: SOAP · Unbounded Recursion in Server-Side cleanup_xml_node

Affects libphpSource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-91765· High 7.5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High · fixed in 8.5.11 : patch libphp soon.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.5High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 31% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 8.5.11, 8.4.26, 8.3.35 +1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 25 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade libphp to 8.5.11, 8.4.26, 8.3.35 or 8.2.34.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Bitnamilibphppkg:bitnami/libphpOther threatsAffected
  • >=8.2.0 <8.2.34
  • >=8.3.0 <8.3.35
  • >=8.4.0 <8.4.26
  • >=8.5.0 <8.5.11
Fixed in
  • 8.2.34
  • 8.3.35
  • 8.4.26
  • 8.5.11

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Description

cleanup_xml_node() in the SOAP XML parser recurses once per XML nesting level with no depth limit. An unauthenticated attacker can post a SOAP request containing tens of thousands of nested elements to any SoapServer endpoint, exhaust the stack and crash the process. The same unbounded recursion exists in the SOAP value decoder and in the WSDL node search helper.

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