CVE-2026-45756

Symfony: JsonPath Evaluates Attacker-Controlled Regular Expressions in match()/search() Without Limits — ReDoS

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 14, 2026 at 05:57 PM UTC
Updated: July 21, 2026 at 07:17 PM UTC
3 products affected across 2 vendorsSymfonySymfonyJSON Path

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Symfony is a PHP framework for web and console applications and a set of reusable PHP components. From 7.3.0-BETA1 until 7.4.12 and 8.0.12, the JsonPath component compiles attacker-controlled match() and search() filter patterns directly into preg_match() without a length cap, i-regexp restriction, or bounded backtracking, allowing catastrophic-backtracking expressions to pin worker CPU and cause denial of service. This issue is fixed in versions 7.4.12 and 8.0.12.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

7.3.0 ≤ v < 7.4.128.0.0 ≤ v < 8.0.12
Affected range stops below 7.4.12, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 8.0.12, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 7.4.12v < 8.0.12
Affected range stops below 7.4.12, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 8.0.12, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 7.4.12v < 8.0.12
Affected range stops below 7.4.12, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 8.0.12, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (4)

x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/symfony/symfony/security/advisories/GHSA-8v8v-g73j-492j
x_refsource_MISCProductRelease Notes
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/symfony/symfony/releases/tag/v7.4.12
x_refsource_MISCProductRelease Notes
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/symfony/symfony/releases/tag/v8.0.12

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-400CWE-1333

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