{
    "id": "CVE-2015-8617",
    "published": "2016-01-19 05:59:07",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 00:34:51",
    "cvss_score": "9.8",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.0",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-134",
    "description": "Format string vulnerability in the zend_throw_or_error function in Zend/zend_execute_API.c in PHP 7.x before 7.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a string that is misused as a class name, leading to incorrect error handling.",
    "epss_score": "0.22811",
    "epss_percentile": "0.97666",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-27 18:17:15",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "php",
            "product": "php"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "39082",
            "title": "PHP 7.0.0 - Format String",
            "date": "2015-12-23",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39082"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://php.net/ChangeLog-7.php",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034543",
        "https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71105",
        "https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/b101a6bbd4f2181c360bd38e7683df4a03cba83e",
        "http://php.net/ChangeLog-7.php",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034543",
        "https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71105",
        "https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/b101a6bbd4f2181c360bd38e7683df4a03cba83e"
    ]
}