To protect your development environment, you should immediately update to a patched version. The Apache Friends team released fixes starting with version and newer.
This security flaw impacts Windows platforms only. It does not affect Linux or OS X installations. XAMPP 7.3.x < 7.3.16 XAMPP 7.4.x < 7.4.4 How to Secure Your System xampp for windows 7429 exploit link
XAMPP is one of the most popular local web server environments for Windows, Linux, and macOS. Developed by Apache Friends, it bundles Apache, MySQL (or MariaDB), PHP, and Perl. Developers rely on XAMPP for rapid testing and local web application development. To protect your development environment