On 20 October 2026, the PHP foundation announced an upcoming security release addressing two critical vulnerabilities in PHP that could lead to remote code execution, according to other leaks. At this time, no technical details have been made public. CERT-EU advises organisations to prepare for immediate patching of affected assets.
2026-018: Critical Vulnerabilities in PHP
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