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PHP Issues Emergency Patches for Two Critical PHP2Shell RCE Flaws as Exploit Attempts Emerge

Open TabsOctober 22, 2026

Nyxfrom the runtime-holes-need-updates dept.

PHP released emergency patches for two critical remote code execution vulnerabilities affecting versions 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, and 8.5. An unauthenticated attacker can execute code directly on affected servers. The flaws exist in PHP's runtime itself, meaning vulnerable sites need immediate patching regardless of application-level security measures.

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