Symfony: Unbounded Recursion in the YAML Inline Lexer Lets a Single Document Crash the Process

Date Oct 27, 2026
Type Vendor advisory
Signal High-risk advisory
Vendor / Product Composer ยท symfony/symfony
CVE CVE-2026-109413
High-risk advisory CVE-2026-109413

Summary

Symfony: Unbounded Recursion in the YAML Inline Lexer Lets a Single Document Crash the Process

Why it matters

GitHub has published a reviewed security advisory for symfony/symfony. Prioritize it with other application dependency updates, especially because EPSS places it in the 34% percentile.

Operator check

Check whether symfony/symfony is present in application dependency manifests, lockfiles, or build images. Review the GitHub advisory and upgrade to a patched version where available. CVSS score: 8.7. EPSS probability: 0.4%; percentile: 34%.

Sources

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