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CVE-2026-121261

phpMyAdmin ShapeFile SHP File loadFromFile infinite loop

Products / packages phpMyAdmin ShapeFile

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Severity and exploitation

Not in CISA KEV

KEV coverage does not rule out exploitation.

KEV checked 15/11/2026, 02:40:44 UTC
VulDB · CVSS:4.0 · 5.3
Assessment vectorCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
VulDB · CVSS:3.1 · 4.3
Assessment vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:C
VulDB · CVSS:3.0 · 4.3
Assessment vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:C
VulDB · CVSS 2 / source score · 5
Assessment vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:C
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Severity

medium5.3

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Known exploitation

Not listed in the checked CISA KEV catalog

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Public exploit

Exploit reference published

Source-linked evidence; not proof of attacks in the wild or independent validation.

Remediation

Fix status not established

No structured fix or guidance is available here. Check the latest publisher advisory.

What this means

phpMyAdmin ShapeFile up to version 4.0.1 has an infinite loop vulnerability in the ShapeRecord::loadFromFile function, allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service. The vendor has not responded to the disclosure. The vulnerability may be exploitable remotely.

Summarized by @cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast. Verify details against the original sources.

Attack conditions

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Affected versions

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phpMyAdmin · VulDB

ShapeFile

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affected

4.0.0

4.0.1

unaffected

unknown

Other versions: unknown

Product identifiers (CPE)cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:shapefile:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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What to do

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No structured fix or remediation guidance is available here. Check the full source description and vendor’s latest advisory for a patch or workaround; do not assume another version is safe.

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Public exploit evidence

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gist.github.com/Ishanoshada/efbda3b5bee92058cc6b08f67d4e7363 ↗Attributed to VulDB

Original source description

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A vulnerability has been found in phpMyAdmin ShapeFile up to 4.0.1. Impacted is the function ShapeRecord::loadFromFile of the component SHP File Handler. Such manipulation leads to infinite loop. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

References

5 sources
VulDB · advisory #430227
Security advisoryVulDB
VulDB · threat intelligence #430227
Security advisoryVulDB
VulDB · CVE-2026-121261
Security advisoryVulDB
VulDB · submission #1018488
Source referenceVulDB
gist.github.com/Ishanoshada/efbda3b5bee92058cc6b08f67d4e7363
Public exploit referenceVulDB

Inside the record

Evidence available

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Remediation guidance · not supplied
Weakness classification
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Original records

CVE-2026-121261

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Underlying weaknesses

The source’s classification of what caused the vulnerability.

CWE-835 ↗

Infinite Loop

VulDB

Related →
CWE-404 ↗

Denial of Service

VulDB

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Contributing organizations · 2
VulDB

Assigning organization

2026-11-03
CISA-ADP

Additional data publisher

2026-11-07

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  1. CVE · CVE-2026-121261

    Observed 2026-11-07T03:31:51.827Z · upstream updated 2026-11-07T03:16:04.447Z

    Prioritization updated

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        "name": "Exploitation",
        "value": "poc"
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        "name": "Automatable",
        "value": "no"
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        "name": "Technical Impact",
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