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TI-2015-03884 Aliases CVE-2015-4642GHSA-2g3c-3p8m-g2p4

The escapeshellarg function in ext/standard/exec.c in PHP before 5.4.42, 5.5.x before…

Priority MEDIUM 51CWE-78Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

The escapeshellarg function in ext/standard/exec.c in PHP before 5.4.42, 5.5.x before 5.5.26, and 5.6.x before 5.6.10 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via a crafted string to an application that accepts command-line arguments for a call to the PHP system function.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05999 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 38

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 5.4.41VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.0VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.1VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.2VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.3VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.4VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.5VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.6VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.7VulnerablePHP
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.4.41 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.0 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.1 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.2 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.3 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.4 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.5 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.6 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.7 Vulnerable ·PHP
Show 28 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.8VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.9VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.10VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.11VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.12VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.13VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.14VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.15VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.16VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.17VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.18VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.19VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.20VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.21VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.22VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.23VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.24VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.25VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.0VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.1VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.2VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.3VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.4VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.5VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.6VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.7VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.8VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.9VulnerablePHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.8 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.9 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.10 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.11 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.12 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.13 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.14 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.15 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.16 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.17 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.18 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.19 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.20 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.21 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.22 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.23 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.24 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.25 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.0 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.1 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.2 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.3 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.4 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.5 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.6 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.7 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.8 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.9 Vulnerable ·PHP

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-4642
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2g3c-3p8m-g2p4

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Other 3

  • TI-2024-04260 Argument Injection in PHP-CGI KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-08259 Underflow in PHP-FPM can lead to RCE KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2012-01607 sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c in PHP before 5.3.12 and 5.4.x before 5.4.2, when configured as a CGI… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-78794 PHP remote code execution via stale global state KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
  • TI-2026-78793 Out-of-memory handling flaw in PHP allows remote code execution KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
  • TI-2015-00205 Heap-based buffer overflow in the __nss_hostname_digits_dots function in glibc 2.2, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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Sources

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