CVE-2026-46420
setup-php: Command Injection in Repository-Derived PHP Version Resolution
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.6 Medium
- Published
- Jul 17, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 20, 2026
- Reserved
- May 13, 2026
Description
setup-php is a GitHub action to set up PHP with extensions, php.ini configuration, coverage drivers, and tools. From 2.25.0 prior to 2.37.1, shivammathur/setup-php resolves the PHP version from repository-controlled files such as .php-version, composer.lock through platform-overrides.php, and composer.json through config.platform.php, and insufficiently constrains those values before incorporating them into generated shell or PowerShell setup scripts, allowing command injection on a GitHub Actions runner when workflows such as pull_request_target check out attacker-controlled contents before invoking setup-php. This issue is fixed in version 2.37.1.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 5.6 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L | GitHub_M |
Weaknesses
- CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
setup-phpshivammathur |
|
References
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