XXE in Sensiolabs Symfony
CVE-2026-45071
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.
Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (45.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 45.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Sensiolabs Symfony
- Symfony Dom-Crawler — versions < 5.4.52, >= 6.0.0-BETA1, < 6.4.40, >= 7.0.0-BETA1, < 7.4.12
- Symfony — versions < 5.4.52, >= 6.0.0-BETA1, < 6.4.40, >= 7.0.0-BETA1, < 7.4.12
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/symfony/symfony/security/advisories/GHSA-x6g4-fwcc-jj8w (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/symfony/symfony/commit/eea5fd7488cbdc241da4ce242344b7d9a3ecdf3d (Patch)
- github.com/symfony/symfony/releases/tag/v5.4.52 (Product, Release Notes)
- github.com/symfony/symfony/releases/tag/v6.4.40 (Product, Release Notes)
- github.com/symfony/symfony/releases/tag/v7.4.12 (Product, Release Notes)
- github.com/symfony/symfony/releases/tag/v8.0.12 (Product, Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-45071?
- CVE-2026-45071 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sensiolabs Symfony, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-07-14.
- How severe is CVE-2026-45071?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2026-45071 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.