Critical PHP Zero-Day Vulnerabilities Discovered and Exploited
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PHP Development Team, Wiz, OpenAI, Calif
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October 21, 2026
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Two critical PHP vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-109618, CVE-2026-109619) allow full server control. The flaws affect PHP 5.4 and later, with active exploitation already detected. Patches have been released in versions 8.5.12, 8.4.27, 8.3.36, and 8.2.35.
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