Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: A critical PHP security release is coming today, so get ready to update! The PHP security team has announced an urgent security release for Wednesday, 21 October 2026 at 14:00 UTC. The release fixes two vulnerabilities, each rated 9.2 (Critical) under CVSS v4.0.
Week in review: PHP vulnerabilities patched, exploited Palo Alto GlobalProtect VPN flaw
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