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PHP2Shell Exploit Attempts Hit Millions as Attackers Try to Deploy Mirai Malware
The Hacker News·October 23, 2026·1 min read
Threat actors have been observed unsuccessfully attempting to exploit PHP2Shell vulnerabilities to deploy a Mirai botnet variant called Potassium. The attacks target CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619 (CVSS 9.2), which can result in unauthenticated remote code execution. Weaponizing the flaws may be harder than previously thought.
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