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Wiz's headline reads "PHP2Shell: AI uncovers critical RCE vulnerabilities affecting 70% of the Internet", and its conclusion says "With 70% of the Internet affected, the impact of PHP2Shell cannot be overstated." The page gives no method for the 70% figure; its executive summary describes 70% as the share of all websites PHP "powers". This differs from or adds to other sources: Wiz equates PHP's share of websites with the share affected. PHP's advisories state conditions by version and SAPI and give no share of sites affected.

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PHP2Shell: AI uncovers critical RCE vulnerabilities affecting 70% of the Internet ... With 70% of the Internet affected, the impact of PHP2Shell cannot be overstated. ... a popular general-purpose scripting language that powers 70% of all websites in the world.

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PHP2Shell: AI uncovers critical RCE vulnerabilities affecting 70% of the Internet
Wiz · 2026-10-21

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PHP patches two critical remote code execution flaws 23 Oct 2026

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“Wiz's headline reads "PHP2Shell: AI uncovers critical RCE vulnerabilities affecting 70% of the Internet", and its conclusion says "With 70% of the Internet affected, the impact of PHP2Shell cannot be overstated." The page gives no method for the 70% figure; its executive summary describes 70% as the share of all websites PHP "powers". This differs from or adds to other sources: Wiz equates PHP's share of websites with the share affected. PHP's advisories state conditions by version and SAPI and give no share of sites affected.” ai notis, checked 23 Oct 2026. Source: PHP2Shell: AI uncovers critical RCE vulnerabilities affecting 70% of the Internet (Wiz). https://ainotis.com/c/2563

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ai notis. (2026, October 23). Wiz's headline reads "PHP2Shell: AI uncovers critical RCE vulnerabilities affecting 70% of the Internet", and its conclusion says "With 70% of the Internet affected, the impact of PHP2Shell cannot be overstated." The page gives no method for the 70% figure; its executive summary describes 70% as the share of all websites PHP "powers". This differs from or adds to other sources: Wiz equates PHP's share of websites with the share affected. PHP's advisories state conditions by version and SAPI and give no share of sites affected [Checked claim 2563]. ai notis. https://ainotis.com/c/2563

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