CVE-2016-9138
PHP through 5.6.27 and 7.x through 7.0.12 mishandles property modification during __wakeup processing, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted serialized data, as demonstrated by…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.83%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
PHP through 5.6.27 and 7.x through 7.0.12 mishandles property modification during __wakeup processing, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted serialized data, as demonstrated by Exception::__toString with DateInterval::__wakeup.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.83% probability · 90th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- php/php
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.8% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/01/2Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95268
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=73147Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/01/2Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95268
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=73147Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.