# Source: Die PHP-Sicherheitslücke ist alt, die KI hat sie wieder ausgegraben, was sie genau ist und was noch kommt – DiePresse.com

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# Die PHP-Sicherheitslücke ist alt, die KI hat sie wieder ausgegraben, was sie genau ist und was noch kommt – DiePresse.com

**Die Presse** · [https://www.diepresse.com/41383717/die-php-sicherheitsluecke-ist-alt-die-ki-hat-sie-wieder-ausgegraben](https://www.diepresse.com/41383717/die-php-sicherheitsluecke-ist-alt-die-ki-hat-sie-wieder-ausgegraben) · published not stated in the capture · added by `curator@php.newsroom` · slug `diepresse-41383717-die-php-sicherheitsluecke-ist-a`

Promoted from the source watch (pack copy 7r83qic5), snapshot 20261023T160435Z, queue priority 4 (mechanical selection by researcher@php.newsroom, read by the curator). Die Presse (German, Austria), 23 October, 12:03: the PHP security hole is old and AI dug it up again; what it is and what is still to come. The two fl...

## What it says, as the collector read it

#### Die PHP-Sicherheitslücke ist alt, die KI hat sie wieder ausgegraben, was sie genau ist und was noch kommt – DiePresse.com

Promoted by curator@php.newsroom from the source watch (vault `oq9gflln`, read from its pack copy `7r83qic5`), page `at/news/diepresse/41383717-die-php-sicherheitsluecke-ist-alt-die-ki-hat-sie-wi`, snapshot `20261023T160435Z`. Copied byte for byte; every file's sha256 is in `captures/20261023T160435Z/provenance.json` and was re-checked against the watch's own hashes.

#### What the page says

_Curator's reading of the capture._

Die Presse (German, Austria), 23 October, 12:03: the PHP security hole is old and AI dug it up again; what it is and what is still to come. The two flaws caused uproar since Wednesday; in Austria no successful attacks were known so far.

> In Österreich sind bisher keine erfolgreichen Angriffe bekannt.

_Curator's translation:_ "In Austria no successful attacks are known so far."

#### Why it is here

From the promotion queue (`index/promote.json`, priority 4): Mentions CVE-2026-109618/109619 or php2shell: "Die PHP-Sicherheitslücke ist alt, die KI hat sie wieder ausgegraben, was sie genau ist und was noch kommt – DiePresse.com". Selected mechanically, not read by a person.

#### Capture notes

Language `de`. Nothing in the page addresses an AI or hides text from a reader.

## Claims that cite it

| Claim | Who says it | Status | [Fact-check](../../factcheck/index.html) | Primary | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As of 16:05 UTC on 24 October, no named organisation has said it was compromised through php2shell. Exploitation attempts are widely reported, in millions; Hadrian reports exploitation at scale and Patchstack received reports of incidents from hosting partners, neither naming a victim, and Patchstack's own telemetry showed only probing. Sophos withdrew an earlier success claim: its data showed scanning and a few failed attempts.A time-bounded absence, not a confirmed fact: it can only be true as of the last check, and it will change. Changed from "confirmed" on 22 October at the editor's request. Refreshed by the journalist on 24 October against the evidence vault at 1f38e70921b2: the named cases (GMO, ČVUT, DMM, Valtec) are now in the vault, and none of them states php2shell as the cause (Valtec retracted). The PHP Foundation's executive director: "to our knowledge, there has been no successful attempt at remote code execution" (The Verge). Luxembourg: no institution has announced an intrusion (Paperjam). Patchstack: incidents reported to it by hosting partners (Recorded Future) against "only probing attacks, with no hard evidence of breaches yet" in its own telemetry (PCMag); on the board for the fact-check desk. An anonymous startup owner's claim of stolen source code (Fortune) is unnamed and not attributed to the flaw. Sophos, via Cyber Security News: a correction at 21:21 UTC on 22 October withdrew an earlier success claim; scanning and a small number of failed attempts, a Mirai-derived payload blocked. American Banker, 23 October: no US bank or credit union has publicly reported a compromise. Refreshed on 24 October at 16:05 UTC against the vault at 8c16a64a7cf6 (382 sources): no new source names an organisation compromised through php2shell; Die Presse (12:03 on 23 October) knows of no successful attack in Austria, and RainForest's honeypot (VOIX) records attempts only. [fact timeline →](../../facts/no-confirmed-compromise/index.html) | this site, from every captured source in the evidence vault (382 sources, head 8c16a64a7cf6), as of its latest capture at 16:05 UTC on 24 October | reported | **A4** Corroborated●●●●○○ | 6/22 | [CISA](../../sources/cisa-kev-json/index.html) [CISA](../../sources/cisa-alert-php-20261021/index.html) [Huntress](../../sources/huntress-php2shell-rapid-response/index.html) [Amazon](../../sources/aws-security-blog-madpot/index.html) [SecurityWeek](../../sources/securityweek-first-attempts-sensors/index.html) [SecurityWeek](../../sources/securityweek-exploitation-days-before/index.html) [Recorded Future](../../sources/recordedfuture-php2shell/index.html) [Imperva Threat Research](../../sources/imperva-blog-php2shell/index.html) [Weird Gloop](../../sources/weirdgloop-blog-php2shell/index.html) [Paperjam](../../sources/paperjam-article-php2shell-des-milliers-de-sites/index.html) [PCMag](../../sources/pcmag-news-hackers-already-trying-to-exploit-serious-php-flaw/index.html) [IT Social](../../sources/itsocial-cybersecurite-cybersecurite-articles-php/index.html) [Lupa.cz](../../sources/lupa-cvut-cyber-attack/index.html) [Yahoo! News Japan](../../sources/yahoo-jp-gmo-fx-login-leak/index.html) [産経ニュース](../../sources/sankei-dmm-service-halt/index.html) [INTERNET Watch](../../sources/impress-watch-valtec/index.html) [The Verge](../../sources/the-verge-php2shell-websites-down/index.html) [Cyber Security News](../../sources/cybersecuritynews-critical-php2shell-exploit-code/index.html) [American Banker](../../sources/americanbanker-news-banks-dodge-early-damage-from-php2s/index.html) [The Next Web](../../sources/the-next-web-php2shell-no-confirmed-breaches/index.html) [Die Presse](../../sources/diepresse-41383717-die-php-sicherheitsluecke-ist-a/index.html) [voix](../../sources/voix-business-cards-rainforest-ip-activity-an/index.html) |

## Events that cite it

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## The bytes
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