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CVE-2016-7480

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-7480 is a critical vulnerability in the SplObjectStorage unserialize implementation of PHP before version 7.0.12, affecting PHP and NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service through crafted serialized data due to a lack of key verification. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), it presents a low-complexity attack vector with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is listed, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating high awareness despite not being on the CISA KEV catalog.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 7.0.0, < 7.0.11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:clustered_data_ontap:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
41.56%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.4156 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 36,821 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (8)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: php53
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: php
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: php
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2Fixed in: php
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software CollectionsFixed in: rh-php56-php
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software CollectionsFixed in: rh-php70-php
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: php

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-7480Moderate

php: Use of uninitialized value in SplObjectStorag::unserialize

Oct 6, 2016

References

blog.checkpoint.com / 2016/12/27/check-point-discovers-three-zero-day-vulnerabilities-web-programming-language-php-7
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
blog.checkpoint.com / wp-content/uploads/2016/12/PHP_Technical_Report.pdf
ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
php.net / ChangeLog-7.php
Release NotesVendor Advisory
bugs.php.net / bug.php
Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
github.com / php/php-src/commit/61cdd1255d5b9c8453be71aacbbf682796ac77d4
PatchThird Party Advisory
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20180112-0001
Third Party Advisory
youtube.com / watch
Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/95152
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry