CVE-2020-15148: Unsafe deserialization in Yii 2

high Affects yiisoft/yii2. Feed 2026.10.29.3, updated 2026-10-29; published 2020-09-15; advisory modified 2026-07-08.

Unsafe deserialization in Yii 2

Package: yiisoft/yii2 Composer
Affected versions: <2.0.38
Fixed in: 2.0.38
Severity: high CVSS 8.9
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 78% (99.6th percentile)
Published: 2020-09-15
Source: osv.dev

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