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Medium · 5.4 CVE-2026-119193 EUVD-2026-113349GHSA-9vw2-f4vp-x7gf

PHPUnit vulnerable to code execution by other local users via shared temporary directory in PHPT code coverage handling

Published Oct 29, 2026 · Updated Oct 30, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

PHPUnit is a testing framework for PHP. From 13.4.0 until 13.4.4, the TestCase::coverageFilesDirectory() logic in src/Runner/Phpt/TestCase.php creates temporary files for PHPT code coverage in a predictable phpunit-phpt directory under sys_get_temp_dir() and reuses that directory without verifying its ownership or permissions. On multi-user systems with a shared temporary path, a local attacker who creates the directory before the developer runs PHPT tests with code coverage can replace the generated job file before the child process executes it with require, allowing arbitrary code execution with the developer's privileges while the test and coverage report appear successful. PHPUnit 12.5 and earlier, default macOS and Windows configurations with per-user temporary directories, and single-user environments where another user cannot create files in the temporary path are not affected. This issue is fixed in 13.4.4.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
sebastianbergmann phpunit >= 13.4.0, < 13.4.4 —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 phpunit 13.4.5+ds-1 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Packagist phpunit/phpunit >= 13.4.0, < 13.4.4 13.4.4 GHSA-9vw2-f4vp-x7gf

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