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CRITICAL

CVE-2020-7061

CVSS v3

9.1

CRITICAL

EPSS Score

4.1 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

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Packages

  • phpBitnamifrom 7.2.0 · fixed in 7.2.28and 2 other packages

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2020-7061 Red Hat Product Security

    php: heap-based buffer overflow in phar_extract_file

  • ICSA-26-027-02 CISA1 known affected

    Festo Didactic SE MES PC

    Festo Didactic SE MES PC shipped with Windows 10

Full record on NVD

Description

In PHP versions 7.3.x below 7.3.15 and 7.4.x below 7.4.3, while extracting PHAR files on Windows using phar extension, certain content inside PHAR file could lead to one-byte read past the allocated buffer. This could potentially lead to information disclosure or crash.

Technical details

Published
2020-02-27

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-7061?

In PHP versions 7.3.x below 7.3.15 and 7.4.x below 7.4.3, while extracting PHAR files on Windows using phar extension, certain content inside PHAR file could lead to one-byte read past the allocated buffer. This could potentially lead to information disclosure or crash.

Is CVE-2020-7061 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2020-7061 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 4.1% on 2026-10-19, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-7061?

CVE-2020-7061 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.1 (CRITICAL severity).

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