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PHP2Shell: What to know about two critical PHP flaws

Here's the lowdown on CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619, as well as what website owners and IT teams should do to stay safe – all in a little more than two minutes

Read at ESET Research (WeLiveSecurity)

Vendor

PHP

Product

PHP

EPSS

1.00 (p100)

Exposure class

Web platform

• ESET Research (WeLiveSecurity) (welivesecurity.com)
• CVE-2026-109618 on this site · NVD · CVE.org · Vulnpedia
• CVE-2026-109619 on this site · NVD · CVE.org · Vulnpedia

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