CVE-2026-41570

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:phpunit_project:phpunit:12.5.21:*:*:*:*:-:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:phpunit_project:phpunit:13.1.5:*:*:*:*:-:*:*

History

08 May 2026, 19:45

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPE cpe:2.3:a:phpunit_project:phpunit:12.5.21:*:*:*:*:-:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:phpunit_project:phpunit:13.1.5:*:*:*:*:-:*:*
References () https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/pull/6592 - () https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/pull/6592 - Issue Tracking, Patch
References () https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/security/advisories/GHSA-qrr6-mg7r-m243 - () https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/security/advisories/GHSA-qrr6-mg7r-m243 - Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
First Time Phpunit Project phpunit
Phpunit Project

08 May 2026, 17:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/pull/6592 - () https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/pull/6592 -

08 May 2026, 15:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-05-08 15:16

Updated : 2026-05-08 19:45


NVD link : CVE-2026-41570

Mitre link : CVE-2026-41570

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-41570


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Products Affected

phpunit_project

  • phpunit
CWE
CWE-88

Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')

CWE-93

Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences ('CRLF Injection')