CVE-2026-46420CWE-78command-injection

CVE-2026-46420

Medium · published July 18, 2026

CVSS v3.1
5.6
EPSS
2%
Percentile
80.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.6 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02010 · 80.7th percentile
Weakness
CWE-78 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Published
2026-07-18T00:17Z
Affected products (1)
ProductVersionsFixed in
shivammathur/setup_php≥ 2.25.0, < 2.37.12.37.1
References (3)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 17 JUL 19:51Z
    setup-php: Command Injection in Repository-Derived PHP Version Resolution
    cvelistv5