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Critical Vulnerabilities in PHP: CERT-EU - Critical Vulnerabilities in PHP
cert.europa.eu/publications/security-advisories/2026-018/
Key FactsPHP flaws leave European government websites offline
16 hours ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: ctvnews.ca
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: ctvnews.ca
- PHP runs nearly 70 per cent of websites with an identifiable programming language and underpins WordPress, which powers about 40 per cent of all websites.
- The two flaws were rated 9.2 out of 10; CERT-EU says they enable unauthenticated remote code execution.
- Wordfence warned that standard automatic WordPress updates would not install this PHP patch.
- Calif reported the first flaw, found with OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Sol model, on August 11; Wiz independently reported a second using AI models on August 24.
rank among the most severe vulnerabilities discovered in PHP, and arguably in software history.— Wiz (security firm) stated that the findings rank among the most severe vulnerabilities discovered in PHP, and arguably in software history.
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