Checked fact 255523 Oct 2026Safety and security

watchTowr's table of affected versions lists "PHP 7.4, 8.0 and 8.1" as "All versions", with the fix "No official release. Use a distribution or LTS vendor package, or PHP's minimal source backports". This differs from or adds to other sources: Differs from PHP's advisories GHSA-w8hw-w9fx-j79w and GHSA-6wmf-4rv5-p3rp, whose affected ranges name only the 8.2 to 8.5 branches.

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PHP 7.4, 8.0 and 8.1 All versions No official release. Use a distribution or LTS vendor package, or PHP’s minimal source backports

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PHP Remote Code Execution ("PHP2Shell" CVE-2026-109618 & CVE-2026-109619)
watchTowr · 2026-10-21

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PHP patches two critical remote code execution flaws 23 Oct 2026

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“watchTowr's table of affected versions lists "PHP 7.4, 8.0 and 8.1" as "All versions", with the fix "No official release. Use a distribution or LTS vendor package, or PHP's minimal source backports". This differs from or adds to other sources: Differs from PHP's advisories GHSA-w8hw-w9fx-j79w and GHSA-6wmf-4rv5-p3rp, whose affected ranges name only the 8.2 to 8.5 branches.” ai notis, checked 23 Oct 2026. Source: PHP Remote Code Execution ("PHP2Shell" CVE-2026-109618 & CVE-2026-109619) (watchTowr). https://ainotis.com/c/2555

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ai notis. (2026, October 23). watchTowr's table of affected versions lists "PHP 7.4, 8.0 and 8.1" as "All versions", with the fix "No official release. Use a distribution or LTS vendor package, or PHP's minimal source backports". This differs from or adds to other sources: Differs from PHP's advisories GHSA-w8hw-w9fx-j79w and GHSA-6wmf-4rv5-p3rp, whose affected ranges name only the 8.2 to 8.5 branches [Checked claim 2555]. ai notis. https://ainotis.com/c/2555

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