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PhpSpreadsheet is a pure PHP library for reading and writing spreadsheet files. Prior to 1.30.4, 2.1.16, 2.4.5, 3.10.5, and 5.7.0, the SpreadsheetML XML reader (Reader\Xml) does not validate the ss:Index row attribute against the maximum allowed row count (AddressRange::MAX_ROW = 1,048,576). An attacker can craft a SpreadsheetML XML file with ss:Index="999999999" on a <Row> element, which inflates the internal cachedHighestRow to ~1 billion. Any subsequent call to getRowIterator() without an explicit end row will attempt to iterate ~1 billion rows, causing CPU exhaustion and denial of service. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.30.4, 2.1.16, 2.4.5, 3.10.5, and 5.7.0.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-04-15 | Published 2026-05-12 | Updated 2026-05-13 | Assigner GitHub_M




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

Problem types

CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Product status

< 1.30.4
affected

>= 2.0.0, < 2.1.16
affected

>= 2.2.0, < 2.4.5
affected

>= 3.3.0, < 3.10.5
affected

>= 4.0.0, < 5.7.0
affected

References

github.com/...dsheet/security/advisories/GHSA-84wq-86v6-x5j6 exploit

github.com/...dsheet/security/advisories/GHSA-84wq-86v6-x5j6

cve.org (CVE-2026-40863)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-40863)

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