CVE-2026-7260: Stack overflow in phar with circular symlinks

mediumCVSS 5.5CVE-2026-7260

CSIRTS triage

Other

What: CVE-2026-7260 details are not available in the advisory.
Who is affected: Unable to determine affected systems.
Urgency: Unable to assess urgency; future CVE date suggests data may be incomplete or speculative.
Action: Obtain official CVE details and vendor advisory for CVE-2026-7260.

AI-assisted analysis generated from the source advisory — verify against the original.

Details

Source: Microsoft Security Response Center (INTL · vendor-psirt · site)
Severity: medium — CVSS 5.5
Published: 2026-07-14
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync

Original advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-7260

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-72600.15% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 5% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2026-7260	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

Same CVEs, other sources

How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.

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