Checked fact 236223 Oct 2026Safety and security

The advisory says this can lead to unauthenticated remote code execution as the web worker account, validated against mod_php with default settings.

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The confirmed impact is unauthenticated remote code execution as the web worker account. Complete remote code execution was validated over HTTP against mod_php with default PHP input and memory limits and normal prefork configurations with multiple workers.

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GHSA-w8hw-w9fx-j79w: RCE via OOM corruption (CVE-2026-109618)
PHP project (php-src security advisories) · 2026-10-21

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Checked by the notis newsroom on 23 Oct 2026, against the source above.

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PHP patches two critical remote code execution flaws 23 Oct 2026

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“The advisory says this can lead to unauthenticated remote code execution as the web worker account, validated against mod_php with default settings.” ai notis, checked 23 Oct 2026. Source: GHSA-w8hw-w9fx-j79w: RCE via OOM corruption (CVE-2026-109618) (PHP project (php-src security advisories)). https://ainotis.com/c/2362

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ai notis. (2026, October 23). The advisory says this can lead to unauthenticated remote code execution as the web worker account, validated against mod_php with default settings [Checked claim 2362]. ai notis. https://ainotis.com/c/2362

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