CVE-2026-128015

FrankenPHP before 1.13.4 Use-After-Free via putenv() During Request Shutdown

  • High 8.3

Description

FrankenPHP before 1.13.4 contains a use-after-free vulnerability that leaves a dangling pointer to a freed environment table when putenv() is called during request shutdown. Attackers triggering putenv() in shutdown functions, destructors, or session handlers can crash the process on the next getenv() call or leak previous request environment values.

Key facts

Published
13 Nov 2026
Last changed
13 Nov 2026
Assigned by
VulnCheck
EPSS
0.346% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 28.607% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

  • 8.3CVSS 4.0, Highfrom the CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • 6.5CVSS 3.1, Mediumfrom the CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

Historical context and remediation

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Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

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Affected products

VendorProductVersions
phpfrankenphp
  • Default status: unaffected
  • 0 up to but excluding 1.13.4 (affected)
  • 1.13.4 (unaffected)

Timeline

  1. 13 Nov 2026 Published

Weakness

References