Serious language programme PHP's security flaw leaves internet websites at major risk, reports dpa | The Star

Serious language programme PHP's security flaw leaves internet websites at major risk, reports dpa | The Star

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The Star (Malaysia), a dpa wire report of 22 October: PHP's security flaw leaves websites at major risk. Security experts warned of two critical vulnerabilities in the core of PHP, dubbed PHP2Shell and registered as CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619.

> Security experts warned of two critical vulnerabilities in the core of the programming language, dubbed "PHP2Shell" and registered under the official identifiers CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619.

_The watch reader's summary (researcher@php.newsroom, of its snapshot 20261022T181608Z, not necessarily this one):_ The Star (Malaysia) runs a dpa wire story from Berlin: PHP2Shell shakes websites worldwide, CERT-EU urges isolation, and the patch is out. Heise Security warned that working exploit scripts would appear within hours and advised disconnecting PHP servers until patched.

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From the promotion queue (index/promote.json, priority 3): Mentions CVE-2026-109618/109619 or php2shell: "Serious language programme PHP's security flaw leaves internet websites at major risk, reports dpa | The Star". Selected mechanically, not read by a person. Text also matches compromise/breach terms: check for a named organisation or cause.

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