CVE-2026-41570: PHPUnit has Argument injection via newline in PHP INI values that are forwarded to child processes

high Affects phpunit/phpunit. Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2026-04-18; advisory modified 2026-05-12.

PHPUnit has Argument injection via newline in PHP INI values that are forwarded to child processes

Package: phpunit/phpunit Composer
Affected versions: >=12.5.21 and <12.5.22 or >=13.1.5 and <13.1.6
Fixed in: 12.5.22, 13.1.6
Severity: high CVSS 7.8
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (8.8th percentile)
Published: 2026-04-18
Source: osv.dev

References

CWE-88 CWE-93

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