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High · 7.5 CVE-2026-49289 EUVD-2026-62505GHSA-5cjr-mxj5-wmrx

SimpleSAMLphp SAML2: Possible DoS via XPath Transform

Published Aug 19, 2026 · Updated Aug 19, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

The SimpleSAMLphp SAML2 library is a PHP library for SAML2 related functionality. In 4.19.2 and 4.20.2, the library permits attacker-controlled XPath transforms while processing XML signatures in specially crafted SAML messages. XPath evaluation can consume uncontrolled processing resources, allowing a remote unauthenticated attacker to deny service to any entity relying on SimpleSAMLphp or directly on the SAML2 library. The mitigation limits the number of transforms, permits only transform algorithms identified by the SAML 2.0 Core specification, and specifically rejects XPath transforms. This issue is fixed in versions 4.19.3 and 4.20.3.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
simplesamlphp saml2 >= 4.19.2, < 4.19.3, >= 4.20.2, < 4.20.3 —

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 simplesamlphp No fix yet —
Debian 12 simplesamlphp No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 simplesamlphp No fix yet —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS simplesamlphp No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS simplesamlphp No fix yet —
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS simplesamlphp No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS simplesamlphp No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS simplesamlphp No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS simplesamlphp No fix yet —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Packagist simplesamlphp/saml2 >= 4.20.0, < 4.20.3 4.20.3 GHSA-5cjr-mxj5-wmrx
Packagist simplesamlphp/saml2 < 4.19.3 4.19.3 GHSA-5cjr-mxj5-wmrx
Packagist simplesamlphp/saml2-legacy >= 4.20.0, < 4.20.3 4.20.3 GHSA-5cjr-mxj5-wmrx
Packagist simplesamlphp/saml2-legacy < 4.19.3 4.19.3 GHSA-5cjr-mxj5-wmrx

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