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⚠️ ACTIVE THREATPHP VULNERABILITIES · CRITICAL · 21 OCT 2026
Widespread PHP flaw puts an estimated 70% of the web at risk

Two critical PHP vulnerabilities are being actively exploited, affecting sites running PHP-FPM, mod_php, php-cgi, LiteSpeed, nginx and FrankenPHP. Patched releases are out — PHP 8.5.12, 8.4.27, 8.3.36 and 8.2.35. If you run a website, update and restart your web server now.

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