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A Serious PHP Security Hole Just Opened — Here's What You Actually Need to Do

On 21 October 2026, the people who make PHP released an emergency fix for two serious security problems. In plain terms: an attacker could run their own code on your server without needing a password, a login, or any access at all. That's about as bad as it gets. The problems are officially called CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619 — you don't need to remember those. Here's what matters:

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