CVE-2026-59932Public exploitNetwork attack vectorHinoki check available

Process crash via unbounded Gnumeric gzip expansion

Published Jul 28, 2026 · Updated Jul 28, 2026

Resource exhaustion in PHPOffice PhpSpreadsheet's Gnumeric reader allows remote attackers to crash PHP workers via crafted files. Gnumeric::canRead() calls gzfileGetContents(), which reads the entire file and passes gzip-marked contents to gzdecode() without limiting decompressed size. Applications that submit attacker-controlled spreadsheets to automatic type detection or Gnumeric loading expose a worker to memory exhaustion before validation.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability0.38%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Resource exhaustion in PHPOffice PhpSpreadsheet's Gnumeric reader allows remote attackers to crash PHP workers via crafted files. Gnumeric::canRead() calls gzfileGetContents(), which reads the entire file and passes gzip-marked contents to gzdecode() without limiting decompressed size. Applications that submit attacker-controlled spreadsheets to automatic type detection or Gnumeric loading expose a worker to memory exhaustion before validation.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-59932
Published
Jul 28, 2026
Updated
Jul 28, 2026
Vendor
PHPOffice
Product
PhpSpreadsheet
Classifications
CWE-400, CWE-409, T1499.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 28, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jul 28, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 1.30.6
  2. Affected versionversion=>= 2.0.0, < 2.1.18
  3. Affected versionversion=>= 2.2.0, < 2.4.7
  4. Affected versionversion=>= 3.3.0, < 3.10.7
  5. Affected versionversion=>= 4.0.0, < 5.8.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

PHPOffice · PhpSpreadsheetversion=< 1.30.6; version=>= 2.0.0, < 2.1.18; version=>= 2.2.0, < 2.4.7; version=>= 3.3.0, < 3.10.7; version=>= 4.0.0, < 5.8.1

Published CVSS scores

7.5GitHubCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CWE-409Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification)
T1499.004Application or System Exploitation

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