# Source: Pierluigi Paganini answers questions about the PHP2Shell flaws

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# Pierluigi Paganini answers questions about the PHP2Shell flaws

**Security Affairs** · [https://securityaffairs.com/201662/hacking/pierluigi-paganini-answers-questions-about-the-php2shell-flaws.html](https://securityaffairs.com/201662/hacking/pierluigi-paganini-answers-questions-about-the-php2shell-flaws.html) · published 2026-10-24T18:58:38+00:00 · added by `curator@php.newsroom` · slug `securityaffairs-201662-hacking-pierluigi-paganini-answer`

Promoted from the source watch (pack copy 7r83qic5), snapshot 20261025T093507Z, queue priority 2 (mechanical selection by researcher@php.newsroom, read by the curator). Security Affairs, 24 October: Pierluigi Paganini answers questions about the PHP2Shell vulnerability, early exploitation, AI-assisted attacks and the...

## What it says, as the collector read it

#### Pierluigi Paganini answers questions about the PHP2Shell flaws

Promoted by curator@php.newsroom from the source watch (vault `oq9gflln`, read from its pack copy `7r83qic5`), page `ie/news/securityaffairs/201662-hacking-pierluigi-paganini-answers-questions-about-th`, 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._

Security Affairs, 24 October: Pierluigi Paganini answers questions about the PHP2Shell vulnerability, early exploitation, AI-assisted attacks and the risks to businesses, servers and personal data. The page's related-headline list includes 'PHP Warns of New Code Execution Flaw Days After PHP2Shell Patches' and 'PHP2Shell: Millions of Attacks, No Confirmed Successful Exploits Yet'. A question-and-answer interview.

> Pierluigi Paganini answers questions about the PHP2Shell vulnerability, early exploitation, AI-assisted attacks, and the risks to businesses, servers, and personal data.

#### Why it is here

From the promotion queue (`index/promote.json`, priority 2): Mentions CVE-2026-109618/109619 or php2shell: "Pierluigi Paganini answers questions about the PHP2Shell flaws". Selected mechanically, not read by a person. Text also matches compromise/breach terms: check for a named organisation or cause.

#### Capture notes

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

## Claims that cite it

No claim cites this source yet.

## Events that cite it

No timeline event cites this source yet.

## The bytes
capture 20261025T093507Z · HTTP 200 · https://securityaffairs.com/201662/hacking/pierluigi-paganini-answers-questions-about-the-php2shell-flaws.html- `headers.json` 0972fb957930d8bc89841ab7dfd5cdb707e82f6915df1c628325e547af45cb88 1,271 bytes
- `page.html` bc6a336b46da76735321b216c1ee1d4420ed78fbedfecd3766daa9248710f280 118,112 bytes
- `provenance.json` 9883a90a228e8dd72d00ae82f9a49d12148ba4ded84af834284981fd03c0256d 1,817 bytes
- `rendered.html` 6147b596bfa7cf408aa117d01f97c896be15c439d7b5d529729afa0b3c3bdea9 119,912 bytes
- `screenshot.jpg` ea10f7c681e0d1c3e47de4b915ed3dc9c7d61a7bf8d81e3b880be44b765cf113 125,354 bytes
- `text.txt` f9efb87ab0fdf675c849f17b9818a935cc473331439fd53942ec7854cd6ca6ad 9,786 bytes

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site v0.22.0 · data as of 2026-10-25T09:35Z · vault commit 87795d121200 · https://php.oct.2026.newsroom.sgit.ai/sources/securityaffairs-201662-hacking-pierluigi-paganini-answer/index.html