CVE-2026-59933
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2026
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
PhpSpreadsheet: XLS/OLE sector-chain self-loop causes memory exhaustion
PhpSpreadsheet is a pure PHP library for reading and writing spreadsheet files. In versions 4.0.0 through 5.8.0, 3.3.0 through 3.10.6, 2.2.0 through 2.4.6, 2.0.0 through 2.1.17, and all releases up to and including 1.30.5, the OLE reader follows sector chains from attacker-controlled XLS/OLE metadata without detecting cycles or enforcing a maximum chain length. A tiny malformed .xls/OLE file can set the small-block depot sector chain to point back to itself. During normal XLS detection, OLERead::read() appends the same sector data repeatedly until the PHP process exhausts memory. This is reachable from Reader\Xls::canRead() and therefore from automatic spreadsheet type detection. Applications that accept attacker-controlled spreadsheet uploads can suffer denial of service from a very small file. This issue has been fixed in versions 5.8.1, 3.10.7, 2.4.7, 2.1.18 and 1.30.6.
Scoped product and version facts
Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.
PhpSpreadsheet
- Vendor
- PHPOffice
- Product
- PhpSpreadsheet
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
Unknown
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >= 4.0.0, < 5.8.1 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| >= 3.3.0, < 3.10.7 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| >= 2.2.0, < 2.4.7 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| >= 2.0.0, < 2.1.18 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| < 1.30.6 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |