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PHP2Shell: Two Unpatched Critical PHP RCE Flaws (CVSS 9.2) Trigger Emergency Security Alert

The Hacker News·October 21, 2026·1 min read
PHP2Shell: Two Unpatched Critical PHP RCE Flaws (CVSS 9.2) Trigger Emergency Security Alert

PHP will release an out-of-cycle security update at 14:00 UTC today for two critical remote code execution vulnerabilities rated 9.2 on the CVSS v4.0 scale. The flaws affect supported branches 8.2 through 8.5. Researchers at watchTowr identified the issues, but no exploitation has been reported yet.

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