# CVE-2026-46420: setup-php: Command Injection in Repository-Derived PHP Version Resolution

- Severity: CVSS 5.6 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 2.37.1
- Published: 2026-07-17 · Updated: 2026-07-20

## Affected

- shivammathur setup-php: from 2.25.0, fixed in 2.37.1

## Description

setup-php is a GitHub action to set up PHP with extensions, php.ini configuration, coverage drivers, and tools. From 2.25.0 prior to 2.37.1, shivammathur/setup-php resolves the PHP version from repository-controlled files such as .php-version, composer.lock through platform-overrides.php, and composer.json through config.platform.php, and insufficiently constrains those values before incorporating them into generated shell or PowerShell setup scripts, allowing command injection on a GitHub Actions runner when workflows such as pull_request_target check out attacker-controlled contents before invoking setup-php. This issue is fixed in version 2.37.1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on shivammathur setup-php, upgrade to a fixed version (2.37.1) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/shivammathur/setup-php/security/advisories/GHSA-pqwm-q9pv-ph8r
- https://github.com/shivammathur/setup-php/commit/eeef37e059fb5368a5bc8ed8ce45ff54bd39b80b
- https://github.com/shivammathur/setup-php/releases/tag/2.37.1
- https://github.com/Jvr2022/CVE-2026-46420

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