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CVE-2026-46420 (GCVE-0-2026-46420)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-17 19:51 – Updated: 2026-07-20 18:15

Title

setup-php: Command Injection in Repository-Derived PHP Version Resolution

Summary

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.

Severity

5.6 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)

CWE

CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Assigner

GitHub_M

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/shivammathur/setup-php/securit…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/shivammathur/setup-php/commit/…	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/shivammathur/setup-php/release…	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
shivammathur	setup-php	Affected: >= 2.25.0, < 2.37.1

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FKIE_CVE-2026-46420

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-07-17 20:17 - Updated: 2026-07-20 19:17

Severity

5.6 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Summary

References

	URL	Tags
	security-advisories@github.com	https://github.com/shivammathur/setup-php/commit/eeef37e059fb5368a5bc8ed8ce45ff54bd39b80b
	security-advisories@github.com	https://github.com/shivammathur/setup-php/releases/tag/2.37.1
	security-advisories@github.com	https://github.com/shivammathur/setup-php/security/advisories/GHSA-pqwm-q9pv-ph8r

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version

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GHSA-PQWM-Q9PV-PH8R

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-20 15:31 – Updated: 2026-05-20 15:31

Summary

Setup PHP: Command Injection in Repository-Derived PHP Version Resolution

Details

Summary

A command injection vulnerability was identified in shivammathur/setup-php when the action resolves the PHP version from repository-controlled files and uses that value while generating the platform setup script.

In affected versions, setup-php may read the PHP version from:

.php-version
composer.lock via platform-overrides.php
composer.json via config.platform.php

If an attacker can influence one of these files and the workflow executes setup-php in a trusted context, they may be able to execute commands on the GitHub Actions runner.

Impact

This issue is exploitable when setup-php is run after checking out attacker-controlled repository contents and resolves the PHP version from repository files.

The most significant example is a privileged workflow such as pull_request_target that checks out untrusted pull request code before invoking setup-php. Similar risk can also arise in other workflows that operate on attacker-controlled refs, branches, or repository contents in a trusted context.

This is not a separate security boundary when an attacker can already modify the workflow definition itself or directly control the php-version workflow input, since that level of access already permits arbitrary command execution in GitHub Actions.

Technical details

In affected versions, repository-derived PHP version values were insufficiently constrained before being incorporated into the generated shell or PowerShell setup script executed by the action. This could allow attacker-controlled values from supported repository files to influence script execution in trusted workflow contexts.

Remediation

If you are using shivammathur/setup-php@v2, no action is needed on your end. Users who pin the setup-php release version or release version SHA should upgrade to a patched version.

The fix validates PHP version inputs, constrains manifest-derived versions, hardens script generation at the execution, and includes additional checks in related input-handling paths.

Severity

5.6 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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  "modified": "2026-05-20T15:31:52Z",
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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.

The MITRE ATT&CK techniques below are AI-generated suggestions, inferred from the description of the vulnerability by the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-classification-roberta-base model, served locally by ML-Gateway. They have not been verified by an analyst and are provided for guidance only.

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CVE-2026-46420 (GCVE-0-2026-46420)

FKIE_CVE-2026-46420

GHSA-PQWM-Q9PV-PH8R

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