Hackers Got a Four-Day Head Start on Epic PHP2Shell Vulnerability

Hackers got a four-day head start on epic PHP2Shell vulnerability

Hackers were already probing the bug before defenders were told it existed.

Critical PHP Vulnerabilities Spark Global Security Alert: Industry Experts React

Two critical PHP vulnerabilities, the widely used programming language underpinning millions of websites and web applications, have prompted urgent warnings from cybersecurity authorities worldwide. Following reports on the 20th October that details of the vulnerabilities had leaked ahead of their scheduled disclosure, PHP developers released emergency security updates on 21 October. The UK’s National Cyber […]

Critical RCE vulnerabilities in PHP (CVE-2026-109618, CVE-2026-109619)

We discuss the incident involving the leak of information about vulnerabilities CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619. Kaspersky solutions detect the… Read more →

Hackers Were Targeting Critical PHP Vulnerabilities Days Before They Were Patched

A threat actor tried to exploit two critical PHP vulnerabilities four days before the flaws were publicly disclosed and patched, according to Amazon Threat Intelligence. The activity began on October 17, 2026, while the vulnerabilities were still under coordinated disclosure. The flaws, tracked as CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619 and known together as PHP2Shell, can allow remote […]