
PHP2Shell Shakes Core PHP Runtime: Dual CVSS 9.2 Vulnerabilities Enable Unauthenticated RCE
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The PHP core security team released emergency out-of-band updates addressing two critical memory management flaws (CVE-2026-109618 & CVE-2026-109619) dubbed PHP2Shell. The vulnerabilities exploit the C-level Zend Engine before application code executes, prompting urgent infrastructure patching across global web servers.