Vulnerability · Published Oct 15, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2026-111234SimplePie through 1.9.0 Local File Read via file:// Redirect
Medium 5.9
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in simplepie from SimplePie. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 24% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.9Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 76.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
SimplePie through 1.9.0 contains a local file read vulnerability that allows malicious feed servers to read server files by supplying file:// URLs in redirects or autodiscovery links. Attackers can return a Location header or feed link pointing to a file:// path, causing file_get_contents() to read files accessible to the web server process.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-73 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References
- https://github.com/simplepie/simplepie/issues/968 issue-tracking
- https://github.com/simplepie/simplepie/pull/991 issue-tracking, patch
- https://github.com/abraxas/pfsense-rss-file-redirect exploit, technical-description
- https://github.com/simplepie/simplepie/blob/76cccb1b2c5dcaf44f304c925ab30c0f48643992/src/File.php#L160-L176 technical-description
- https://github.com/simplepie/simplepie/blob/76cccb1b2c5dcaf44f304c925ab30c0f48643992/src/File.php#L289-L293 technical-description
- https://github.com/simplepie/simplepie/blob/76cccb1b2c5dcaf44f304c925ab30c0f48643992/src/HTTP/Psr18Client.php#L75-L157 technical-description
- https://github.com/simplepie/simplepie product
- VulnCheck Advisory: SimplePie through 1.9.0 Local File Read via file:// Redirect third-party-advisory