CVE-2026-25237
PEAR is Vulnerable to PHP Code Execution via preg_replace /e in Bug Update Emails
PEAR is a framework and distribution system for reusable PHP components. Prior to version 1.33.0, use of preg_replace() with the /e modifier in bug update email handling can enable PHP code execution if attacker-controlled content reaches the evaluated replacement. This issue has been patched in version 1.33.0.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
PEAR is Vulnerable to PHP Code Execution via preg_replace /e in Bug Update Emails
PEAR is a framework and distribution system for reusable PHP components. Prior to version 1.33.0, use of preg_replace() with the /e modifier in bug update email handling can enable PHP code execution if attacker-controlled content reaches the evaluated replacement. This issue has been patched in version 1.33.0.
- Record
CVE-2026-25237- CVSS 4.0
- 9.2 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-624
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-5198
PEAR is a framework and distribution system for reusable PHP components. Prior to version 1.33.0, use of preg_replace() with the /e modifier in bug update email handling can enable PHP code execution if attacker-controlled content reaches the evaluated replacement. This issue has been patched in version 1.33.0.
- Record
EUVD-2026-5198- CVSS 4.0
- 9.2 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
PEAR is a framework and distribution system for reusable PHP components. Prior to version 1.33.0, use of preg_replace() with the /e modifier in bug update email handling can enable PHP code execution if attacker-controlled content reaches the evaluated replacement. This issue has been patched in version 1.33.0.
- Record
CVE-2026-25237- CVSS 4.0
- 9.2 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-624
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
PEAR is Vulnerable to PHP Code Execution via preg_replace /e in Bug Update Emails
PEAR is a framework and distribution system for reusable PHP components. Prior to version 1.33.0, use of preg_replace() with the /e modifier in bug update email handling can enable PHP code execution if attacker-controlled content reaches the evaluated replacement. This issue has been patched in version 1.33.0.
- Record
CVE-2026-25237- CVSS 4.0
- 9.2 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-624
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-25237
PEAR is a framework and distribution system for reusable PHP components. Prior to version 1.33.0, use of preg_replace() with the /e modifier in bug update email handling can enable PHP code execution if attacker-controlled content reaches the evaluated replacement. This issue has been patched in version 1.33.0.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-25237- CVSS 4.0
- 9.2 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-25237 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.2) in Pear Pearweb, published February 3, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.46%, the 39th percentile. No source names a fixed version.