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CVE-2021-21707

MEDPOCPHP
score
<0.1
cvss
5.3
epss
25.3% ▼0.6
published
2021-11-29
kev added
—
first seen

PHP versions 7.3.x < 7.3.33, 7.4.x < 7.4.26, and 8.0.x < 8.0.13 contain an XML parsing vulnerability caused by URL-decoding filenames in functions like simplexml_load_file(), letting attackers craft filenames with URL-encoded NUL characters to read unintended files, exploit requires attacker to control filename input.

Timeline

How this CVE moved toward exploitation. Chart: last 30 days — trend score, EPSS, community mentions per day; hover the event lane.

events2021-11-29 — PublishedP2026-10-21 — Tracked by OnyxT2026-10-21 — Public PoCXscore2026-10-21: score <0.1<0.1epss2026-09-22: epss 26.0%2026-09-23: epss 26.0%2026-09-24: epss 26.0%2026-09-25: epss 26.0%2026-09-26: epss 26.0%2026-09-27: epss 26.0%2026-09-28: epss 26.0%2026-09-29: epss 26.0%2026-09-30: epss 26.0%2026-10-01: epss 26.0%2026-10-02: epss 26.0%2026-10-03: epss 26.0%2026-10-04: epss 26.0%2026-10-05: epss 26.0%2026-10-06: epss 26.0%2026-10-07: epss 26.0%2026-10-08: epss 26.0%2026-10-09: epss 26.0%2026-10-10: epss 26.0%2026-10-11: epss 26.0%2026-10-12: epss 26.0%2026-10-13: epss 26.0%2026-10-14: epss 26.0%2026-10-15: epss 26.0%2026-10-16: epss 26.0%2026-10-18: epss 25.3%2026-10-19: epss 25.3%2026-10-20: epss 25.3%2026-10-21: epss 25.3%25.3%mentions/day0no mentions in 30 days2026-09-22today
  1. Published
  2. Tracked by Onyx
  3. Public PoC

Exploit availability

Public PoC flagged by vulnx; no direct exploit link among the citations.

Weaknesses

CWE-159 NVD-CWE-Other

References 5