{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2026-40863", "assignerOrgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "GitHub_M", "dateReserved": "2026-04-15T15:57:41.717Z", "datePublished": "2026-05-12T22:04:29.510Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-05-12T22:04:29.510Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"title": "PhpSpreadsheet: CPU Denial of Service via Unbounded Row Index in SpreadsheetML XML Reader", "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"cweId": "CWE-770", "lang": "en", "description": "CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling", "type": "CWE"}]}], "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 7.5, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "version": "3.1"}}], "references": [{"name": "https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/security/advisories/GHSA-84wq-86v6-x5j6", "tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM"], "url": "https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/security/advisories/GHSA-84wq-86v6-x5j6"}], "affected": [{"vendor": "PHPOffice", "product": "PhpSpreadsheet", "versions": [{"version": "< 1.30.4", "status": "affected"}, {"version": ">= 2.0.0, < 2.1.16", "status": "affected"}, {"version": ">= 2.2.0, < 2.4.5", "status": "affected"}, {"version": ">= 3.3.0, < 3.10.5", "status": "affected"}, {"version": ">= 4.0.0, < 5.7.0", "status": "affected"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa", "shortName": "GitHub_M", "dateUpdated": "2026-05-12T22:04:29.510Z"}, "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "PhpSpreadsheet is a pure PHP library for reading and writing spreadsheet files. Prior to 1.30.4, 2.1.16, 2.4.5, 3.10.5, and 5.7.0, the SpreadsheetML XML reader (Reader\\Xml) does not validate the ss:Index row attribute against the maximum allowed row count (AddressRange::MAX_ROW = 1,048,576). An attacker can craft a SpreadsheetML XML file with ss:Index=\"999999999\" on a <Row> element, which inflates the internal cachedHighestRow to ~1 billion. Any subsequent call to getRowIterator() without an explicit end row will attempt to iterate ~1 billion rows, causing CPU exhaustion and denial of service. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.30.4, 2.1.16, 2.4.5, 3.10.5, and 5.7.0."}], "source": {"advisory": "GHSA-84wq-86v6-x5j6", "discovery": "UNKNOWN"}}}}

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