CVE-2008-2051
HIGH · CVSS 10.0EPSS 3.1%EU EUVD
The escapeshellcmd API function in PHP before 5.2.6 has unknown impact and context-dependent attack vectors related to "incomplete multibyte chars."
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 10.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- EPSS score
- 3.1% (88th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-2048)
- Published
- May 5, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-2048 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- php / php
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References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Jul/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30048
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30083
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30158
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30288
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30345
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30411
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30757
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30828
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30967
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31119
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31124
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31200
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31326
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32746
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-05.xml
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0176
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0178
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1572
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1578
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:125
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:126
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:127
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:128
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/02/2
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0505.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0544.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0545.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0546.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0582.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492535/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492671/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29009
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.488951
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-628-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1412
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2268
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2503
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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