TYPO3 CMS has Insecure Deserialization via Core API
Problem
TYPO3's cache frontend (VariableFrontend) and persistent key-value store (Registry) deserialized PHP payloads without integrity validation or class restrictions. An attacker with write access to the underlying storage backend (cache store or sys_registry database table) could inject a crafted serialized payload to trigger PHP Object Injection, potentially exploiting a gadget chain to achieve Remote Code Execution or other high-impact effects.
Exploiting this vulnerability requires direct local write access to the storage, such as the SQL database or file system.
Solution
Update to TYPO3 versions 10.4.57 ELTS, 11.5.51 ELTS, 12.4.46 ELTS, 13.4.31 LTS, 14.3.3 LTS that fix the problem described.
Credits
TYPO3 CMS thanks “z3rco”, Chowdhury Faizal Ahammed, Rick Larabee, Vitaly Simonovich, Nozomu Sasaki, Mert Akdag, “tikket”, Shafi Almutairi for reporting this issue, and to TYPO3 core & security team member Oliver Hader for fixing it.
Resources
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Composer package | typo3/cms-core | < 10.4.57, >= 11.0.0, < 11.5.51, >= 12.0.0, < 12.4.46, >= 13.0.0, < 13.4.31, >= 14.0.0, < 14.3.3 | 10.4.57, 11.5.51, 12.4.46, 13.4.31, 14.3.3 |
References
- https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/security/advisories/GHSA-c78m-c52x-jgwp
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-49740
- https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/commit/48bcf24f31f52cc0b43d3bea4984634bd2cf85c7
- https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/commit/87cd7c5b710c44d3606fed277b040a75dc6a9c02
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/typo3/cms-core/CVE-2026-49740.yaml
- https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3
- https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2026-018
- CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-502- Platform
- Composer
- Package
typo3/cms-core- Disclosed
- 12.06.2026
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-c78m-c52x-jgwp - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: typo3/cms-core
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Composer package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 128
- First → latest
- 09.2018 09.2026
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 1
- High 35
- Medium 84
- Low 8
Disclosures per year
- 2018: 2
- 2019: 0
- 2020: 13
- 2021: 15
- 2022: 34
- 2023: 3
- 2024: 38
- 2025: 8
- 2026: 15
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