The advisory says of the INI-diagnostic consumer under mod_php: "With Apache mod_php, `.htaccess` and Apache `php_value`/`php_flag`/`php_admin_*` directory configuration is applied before `php_request_startup()`. Normal `php.ini` is startup configuration and is not reapplied as a consumer across requests."

The exact words it rests on

With Apache mod_php, `.htaccess` and Apache `php_value`/`php_flag`/`php_admin_*` directory configuration is applied before `php_request_startup()`. Normal `php.ini` is startup configuration and is not reapplied as a consumer across requests.

What the source said when we opened it, on 23 Oct 2026.

The source

GHSA-6wmf-4rv5-p3rp: RCE via stale global state (CVE-2026-109619)
PHP project (php-src security advisories) · 2026-10-21

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Checked

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

In the story

PHP patches two critical remote code execution flaws 23 Oct 2026