# Source: PHP2Shell: Waarom veel websites offline moesten gaan | Malwarebytes

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# PHP2Shell: Waarom veel websites offline moesten gaan | Malwarebytes

**malwarebytes** · [https://www.malwarebytes.com/nl/blog/bugs/2026/10/php2shell-why-websites-are-going-offline-for-emergency-security-updates](https://www.malwarebytes.com/nl/blog/bugs/2026/10/php2shell-why-websites-are-going-offline-for-emergency-security-updates) · published 2026-10-21T16:14:18+00:00 · added by `curator@php.newsroom` · slug `malwarebytes-nl-blog-bugs-2026-10-php2shell-why-websi`

Promoted from the source watch (pack copy 7r83qic5), snapshot 20261025T093507Z, queue priority 2 (mechanical selection by researcher@php.newsroom, read by the curator). Malwarebytes (Dutch edition), 21 October: why many websites had to go offline. The flaws, known as PHP2Shell, are CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619,...

## What it says, as the collector read it

#### PHP2Shell: Waarom veel websites offline moesten gaan | Malwarebytes

Promoted by curator@php.newsroom from the source watch (vault `oq9gflln`, read from its pack copy `7r83qic5`), page `be/news/malwarebytes/nl-blog-bugs-2026-10-php2shell-why-websites-are-going-offlin`, snapshot `20261025T093507Z`. Copied byte for byte; every file's sha256 is in `captures/20261025T093507Z/provenance.json` and was re-checked against the watch's own hashes.

#### What the page says

_Curator's reading of the capture._

Malwarebytes (Dutch edition), 21 October: why many websites had to go offline. The flaws, known as PHP2Shell, are CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619, both 9.2 out of 10. It warns consumers to take extra care because a 'trusted website' may no longer be trustworthy, not only because of PHP2Shell but also because of eight compromised TLS certificates, a separate incident.

> De kwetsbaarheden, bekend als PHP2Shell, worden geregistreerd onder de nummers CVE-2026-109618 en CVE-2026-109619.

_Curator's translation:_ "The vulnerabilities, known as PHP2Shell, are registered under the numbers CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619."

#### Why it is here

From the promotion queue (`index/promote.json`, priority 2): Mentions CVE-2026-109618/109619 or php2shell: "PHP2Shell: Waarom veel websites offline moesten gaan | Malwarebytes". Selected mechanically, not read by a person. Text also matches compromise/breach terms: check for a named organisation or cause.

#### Capture notes

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

## Claims that cite it

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## Events that cite it

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## The bytes
capture 20261025T093507Z · HTTP 200 · https://www.malwarebytes.com/nl/blog/bugs/2026/10/php2shell-why-websites-are-going-offline-for-emergency-security-updates- `headers.json` c127e590c1c1662737cb2831dc61804a86978d46cbf4dc01bb46e059b1f4bf1c 997 bytes
- `page.html` 8c66de54dda6b304ce8e0b514223a7c0a4a991f685a1bbf91cfd7328ca0137b3 393,530 bytes
- `provenance.json` 1856aed02753cb762932f941386efc095ea4573c26904168e3a90ae84aaeee1e 1,835 bytes
- `rendered.html` e7fb7ef452a667caeb3517d6e835732d4b42deef8e494c97bd76e6d89e2e3e23 404,565 bytes
- `screenshot.jpg` 37f8cdd60f58e859a7325c208335e452daeb6345a3ef7aa783f5ccdf2bd07ee1 699,867 bytes
- `text.txt` d3098f85c2acf8ef34f5002519916d5f4c17364c6ebf48d06334c9a012984b65 9,514 bytes

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