CVE-2026-25235 PEAR Has a Predictable Verification Hash in Election Account Requests
Attackers can guess predictable verification hashes to bypass authorization for PEAR election account requests.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-25235?
CVE-2026-25235 is a high-severity vulnerability in pearweb, published on 3 Feb 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
PEAR is a framework and distribution system for reusable PHP components. Prior to version 1.33.0, predictable verification hashes may allow attackers to guess verification tokens and potentially verify election account requests without authorization. This issue has been patched in version 1.33.0.
Weakness: CWE-337
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-25235?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pear Pearweb.
How do I fix CVE-2026-25235?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-25235 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-25235 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-25235 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in pearweb
- CVE-2026-25241 PEAR is Vulnerable to SQL Injection in /get/<package>/<version> Endpoint
- CVE-2026-25237 PEAR is Vulnerable to PHP Code Execution via preg_replace /e in Bug Update Emails
- CVE-2026-25238 PEAR is Vulnerable to SQL Injection in Bug Subscription Deletion via Weak Email Validation
- CVE-2026-25239 PEAR is Vulnerable to SQL Injection in apidoc_queue Insert via Unescaped Filename
- CVE-2026-25233 PEAR Has a Roadmap Authorization Bypass via Operator Precedence Bug
Sources
Also known as GHSA-477r-4cmw-3cgf.