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Case File

CVE-2016-7479

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 41.94% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-01-12 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
exploit arbitrary code execution code execution

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CVE
CVE-2016-7479
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
41.94%

Original Filing — NVD Description

In all versions of PHP 7, during the unserialization process, resizing the 'properties' hash table of a serialized object may lead to use-after-free. A remote attacker may exploit this bug to gain arbitrary code execution.