CVE-2015-6836
The SoapClient __call method in ext/soap/soap.c in PHP before 5.4.45, 5.5.x before 5.5.29, and 5.6.x before 5.6.13 does not properly manage headers, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted serialized data that triggers a…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.3%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The SoapClient __call method in ext/soap/soap.c in PHP before 5.4.45, 5.5.x before 5.5.29, and 5.6.x before 5.6.13 does not properly manage headers, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted serialized data that triggers a "type confusion" in the serialize_function_call function.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.3 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- EPSS
- 10.32% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- php/php
- Source
- security@opentext.com
EPSS moved from 15.2% on 21 September 2026 to 10.3% on 4 November 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3358
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76644
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033548
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=70388
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-10
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3358
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76644
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033548
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=70388
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-10
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.