# CVE-2026-44167: phpseclib: CVE-2024-27355 mitigation bypass — OID amplification DoS in ASN1::decodeOID()

- Also known as: GHSA-3QPQ-R242-JQJ7
- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.0.52, 2.0.54, 1.0.29
- Published: 2026-05-12 · Updated: 2026-05-14

## Affected

- phpseclib: from 3.0.0, fixed in 3.0.52; from 2.0.0, fixed in 2.0.54; from 0.1.1, fixed in 1.0.29
- phpseclib/phpseclib (Packagist): from 0.1.1, fixed in 1.0.29
- phpseclib/phpseclib (Packagist): from 2.0.0, fixed in 2.0.54
- phpseclib/phpseclib (Packagist): from 3.0.0, fixed in 3.0.52

## Description

phpseclib is a PHP secure communications library. Prior to 1.0.29, 2.0.54, and 3.0.52, anyone loading untrusted ASN1 files (eg. X509 certificates, RSA PKCS8 private or public keys, etc). This is a bypass of CVE-2024-27355. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.0.29, 2.0.54, and 3.0.52.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on phpseclib, phpseclib/phpseclib, upgrade to a fixed version (3.0.52, 2.0.54, 1.0.29) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/phpseclib/phpseclib/security/advisories/GHSA-3qpq-r242-jqj7
- https://github.com/phpseclib/phpseclib/commit/d53d2021bcb9f6a04d5d44ec99e6bbef219a71bc

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