High severity · published Feb 3, 2026
CVE-2026-25235
PEAR Has a Predictable Verification Hash in Election Account Requests
7.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
PEAR is a framework and distribution system for reusable PHP components. Prior to version 1.33.0, predictable verification hashes may allow attackers to guess verification tokens and potentially verify election account requests without authorization. This issue has been patched in version 1.33.0.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 21% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PE
pearweb · pear
< 1.33.0 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-25235
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-25235
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/pear/pearweb/security/advisories/GHSA-477r-4cmw-3cgf
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