CVE-2026-45071
Severity CVSS v4.0:
HIGH
Type:
CWE-611
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')
Publication date:
14/07/2026
Last modified:
15/07/2026
Description
Symfony is a PHP framework for web and console applications and a set of reusable PHP components. Prior to 5.4.52, 6.4.40, 7.4.12, and 8.0.12, Crawler::addXmlContent() set DOMDocument::$validateOnParse = true before loadXML(), re-enabling external entity resolution and allowing attacker-supplied XML to expand file:// entities such as local files. This issue is fixed in versions 5.4.52, 6.4.40, 7.4.12, and 8.0.12.
Impact
Base Score 4.0
8.70
Severity 4.0
HIGH
Base Score 3.x
7.50
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:sensiolabs:symfony:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.4.52 (excluding) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:sensiolabs:symfony:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.0 (including) | 6.4.40 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:sensiolabs:symfony:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.0 (including) | 7.4.12 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:sensiolabs:symfony:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0.0 (including) | 8.0.12 (excluding) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://github.com/symfony/symfony/commit/eea5fd7488cbdc241da4ce242344b7d9a3ecdf3d
- https://github.com/symfony/symfony/releases/tag/v5.4.52
- https://github.com/symfony/symfony/releases/tag/v6.4.40
- https://github.com/symfony/symfony/releases/tag/v7.4.12
- https://github.com/symfony/symfony/releases/tag/v8.0.12
- https://github.com/symfony/symfony/security/advisories/GHSA-x6g4-fwcc-jj8w



