CRITICAL ADVISORY CRITICAL 9.2 CVSS v4
October 23, 2026 • 9 Min Read

Critical PHP RCE Vulnerabilities "php2shell" (CVE-2026-109618 & CVE-2026-109619): Analysis, Impact & Emergency Patch Guide

Emergency security alert: Two unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE) flaws in the core PHP runtime interpreter—dubbed "php2shell" (CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619)—threaten millions of web servers running PHP 5.4 through 8.5. Read our technical root cause breakdown, patch matrix, and emergency WAF mitigation controls.

Tracked CVEs CVE-2026-109618, CVE-2026-109619
Impacted Versions PHP 5.4.x – 8.5.11
Patched Runtime PHP 8.2.35, 8.3.36, 8.4.27, 8.5.12
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