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SUSE php-composer2 Important Command Injection Issues Vuln 2026-1784-1

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Calendar Grey May 11, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
Critical patch for php-composer2 addresses command injection issues. Important update for SUSE systems. Act now!
An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Summary

## This update for php-composer2 fixes the following issues: * CVE-2026-40176: arbitrary command injection via malicious Perforce repository definition (bsc#1262254). * CVE-2026-40261: arbitrary command injection via malicious Perforce source reference/url (bsc#1262255). ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: * openSUSE Leap 15.6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-1784=1 * Web and Scripting Module 15-SP7 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Web-Scripting-15-SP7-2026-1784=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP6-LTSS-2026-1784=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

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Topics Covered

security advisory update SuSE important command injection php-composer2

References

* bsc#1262254

* bsc#1262255

Cross-

* CVE-2026-40176

* CVE-2026-40261

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2026-40176 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2026-40176 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2026-40261 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2026-40261 ( NVD ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

* openSUSE Leap 15.6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7

* Web and Scripting Module 15-SP7

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

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Severity
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:1784-1
Release Date: 2026-05-08T17:05:56Z
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

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