# Chainguard: its php2shell risk register

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The fractal risk register for Chainguard: 1 risks assigned to it or arriving through its parts, the part it plays in each and who it shares them with.

[Stakeholders](../index.html) / [Everyone with PHP in the path](../../../grc/stakeholders/world/index.html) / [Distributors and packagers](../../../grc/stakeholders/distributors/index.html) / Chainguard

# Chainguard: its risk register

Published patched images before the embargo lifted, according to the PHP Foundation, which Chainguard disputes; found the same bugs with an AI harness.

**Kind** organisation · **Assigned here** 1 · **In its register** 1 · in the story as [Chainguard](../../../actors/index.html#chainguard), [Dan Lorenc, Chainguard](../../../actors/index.html#chainguard-lorenc)

## The register

Assigned here, or arriving through a part of this stakeholder. The part played is the one recorded for whoever holds the assignment.

| Risk | Rating | Kind | Part played | Controls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [R02-3 Patched builds published before the embargo lifted](../../../grc/risks/r02-3/index.html) | **16** high | Supply chain | **source** | [ISO/IEC 29147 and 30111 29147:coordination](../../../grc/frameworks/iso29147/index.html#c-29147-coordination), [Cyber Resilience Act Art.13](../../../grc/frameworks/cra/index.html#c-art-13), [NIST CSF 2.0 GV.SC-05](../../../grc/frameworks/nistcsf/index.html#c-gv-sc-05), [OWASP Top 10s A03:2025](../../../grc/frameworks/owasp/index.html#c-a03-2025) |

## Where its risks sit

| Likelihood / impact | 1 Minor | 2 Moderate | 3 Significant | 4 Major | 5 Severe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Happening | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 |
| 4 Likely | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 [R02-3](../../../grc/risks/r02-3/index.html) | 20 |
| 3 Possible | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 |
| 2 Unlikely | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| 1 Rare | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |

## Who it shares risks with

[Distributors and packagers](../../../grc/stakeholders/distributors/index.html) (1), [The PHP security team](../../../grc/stakeholders/php-security-team/index.html) (1)

## The standards its register touches

[ISO/IEC 29147 and 30111](../../frameworks/iso29147/index.html) (1), [Cyber Resilience Act](../../frameworks/cra/index.html) (1), [NIST CSF 2.0](../../frameworks/nistcsf/index.html) (1), [OWASP Top 10s](../../frameworks/owasp/index.html) (1)


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