PHP2Shell: Why a Hardened CMS Still Leaves Your Server Exposed
A hardened WordPress install, a curated plugin list and two-factor authentication will not stop PHP2Shell. The two vulnerabilities patched on 21 October 2026 live inside the PHP interpreter, which parses every request before a single line of application code runs. Fixes shipped in 8.5.12, 8.4.27, 8.3.36 and 8.2.35, tracked as CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619 and rated … Read more