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CVE-2021-21708

HIGHPOCPHP
score
<0.1
cvss
8.2
epss
3.0%
published
2022-02-27
kev added
—
first seen

PHP versions 7.4.x below 7.4.28, 8.0.x below 8.0.16, and 8.1.x below 8.1.3 contain a use-after-free caused by filter functions with FILTER_VALIDATE_FLOAT and min/max limits, letting attackers trigger crashes or potentially execute arbitrary code, exploit requires using filter with specific min/max limits.

Timeline

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

events2022-02-27 — PublishedP2026-10-21 — Tracked by OnyxT2026-10-21 — Public PoCXscore2026-10-21: score <0.1<0.1epss2026-09-22: epss 3.0%2026-09-23: epss 3.0%2026-09-24: epss 3.0%2026-09-25: epss 3.0%2026-09-26: epss 3.0%2026-09-27: epss 3.0%2026-09-28: epss 3.0%2026-09-29: epss 3.0%2026-09-30: epss 3.0%2026-10-01: epss 3.0%2026-10-02: epss 3.0%2026-10-03: epss 3.0%2026-10-04: epss 3.0%2026-10-05: epss 3.0%2026-10-06: epss 3.0%2026-10-07: epss 3.0%2026-10-08: epss 3.0%2026-10-09: epss 3.0%2026-10-10: epss 3.0%2026-10-11: epss 3.0%2026-10-12: epss 3.0%2026-10-13: epss 3.0%2026-10-14: epss 3.0%2026-10-15: epss 3.0%2026-10-16: epss 3.0%2026-10-18: epss 3.0%2026-10-19: epss 3.0%2026-10-20: epss 3.0%2026-10-21: epss 3.0%3.0%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-416

References 3