AI-assisted analysis uncovers decade-old PHP flaw, triggering multi-nation warnings
10/26/2026 — 10/28, 18:19·2 sources (all)·2 reports (all)
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- An AI-assisted analysis uncovered a decade-old vulnerability in PHP that could let attackers access and manipulate website data. Starting Oc…
Latest turnResearchers at Wiz, Calif, OpenAI and Chainguard used AI to find two CVSS 9.2 remote code execution flaws in PHP, dubbed PHP2Shell. The details leaked before patches shipped: Cloudflare says exploit attempts jumped to tens of thousands within 45 minutes of disclosure and hundreds of thousands within two hours. Chainguard said its prompt was simply to find critical flaws in PHP, and expects this to become routine.
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Researchers at Wiz, Calif, OpenAI and Chainguard used AI to find two CVSS 9.2 remote code execution flaws in PHP, dubbed PHP2Shell. The details leaked before patches shipped: Cloudflare says exploit attempts jumped to tens of thousands within 45 minutes of disclosure and hundreds of thousands within two hours. Chainguard said its prompt was simply to find critical flaws in PHP, and expects this to become routine.
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According to Phys.org, an AI-assisted analysis uncovered a decade-old vulnerability in PHP that could let attackers access website data and take control of sites. Starting Oct. 21, the U.S. National Security Agency, cybersecurity agencies and software vendors issued urgent warnings as governments and organizations scrambled to patch. PHP underpins much of today's web, widening the impact.
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