Authentication Bypass Affecting symfony package, versions <7.4.12+dfsg-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.33% (26th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-SYMFONY-16896493
  • published27 May 2026
  • disclosed14 Jul 2026

Introduced: 27 May 2026

CVE-2026-45063  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-290  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable symfony to version 7.4.12+dfsg-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream symfony package and not the symfony package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

Symfony is a PHP framework for web and console applications and a set of reusable PHP components. Prior to 5.4.52, 6.4.40, 7.4.12, and 8.0.12, X509Authenticator extracts the user identifier from $_SERVER['SSL_CLIENT_S_DN'] with an unanchored regex that matches emailAddress= anywhere in the distinguished name, allowing an attacker with a trusted certificate containing emailAddress=victim inside another RDN value such as CN to authenticate as the victim. This issue is fixed in versions 5.4.52, 6.4.40, 7.4.12, and 8.0.12.