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PHP2Shell scanner
New PHP2Shell scanner checks your hosts for CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619

Searchlight Cyber released php2shell-scanner, an open-source tool that tests whether a host is exposed to CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619, the pair of PHP remote code …

PHP
What the PHP2Shell vulnerability means for Fortinet, Cisco and Palo Alto customers

Palo Alto Networks confirmed that PAN-OS and Panorama are affected by PHP2Shell, a pair of critical PHP vulnerabilities that let an attacker run code on a web server without …

PHP
PHP2Shell: Critical PHP vulnerabilities patched, update now!

The PHP development team has released emergency security updates to fix PHP2Shell, two critical vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619) that could let attackers …

PHP
A critical PHP security release is coming today, so get ready to update!

UPDATE: PHP2Shell: Critical PHP vulnerabilities patched, update now! The PHP security team has announced an urgent security release for Wednesday, 21 October 2026 at 14:00 …

PRevent
PRevent: Open-source tool to detect malicious code in pull requests

Apiiro security researchers have released open source tools that can help organizations detect malicious code as part of their software development lifecycle: PRevent (a …

PHP
PHP command injection flaw exploited to deliver ransomware (CVE-2024-4577)

An OS command injection vulnerability in Windows-based PHP (CVE-2024-4577) in CGI mode is being exploited by the TellYouThePass ransomware gang. Imperva says the attacks …

package
Hijacking of popular ctx and phpass packages reveals open source security gaps

The Python module “ctx” and a fork of the PHP library “phpass” have recently been modified by an unknown attacker to grab AWS credentials/keys and send …

Granulate gProfiler provides support to Graviton processors to improve code quality

Granulate announced the latest addition to its gProfiler, which now provides support to Graviton processors. With this new addition to gProfiler, organizations running …

Granulate adds Kubernetes filtering feature to open-source gProfiler

Granulate released new Kubernetes filters feature to the company’s gProfiler. gProfiler is an open-source production profiling solution that measures the performance of code …

FileCloud 21.1 delivers enhanced server speed and security

The continued digital transformation of businesses of all sizes has driven increased demand for fast and secure collaborative software. With that in mind, FileCloud 21.1, the …

Sentry enhances platform capabilities to improve developer workflows and productivity

Sentry announced new and enhanced platform capabilities designed to improve developer workflows and productivity by making it easier to find and resolve the issues that really …

PHP
Attackers tried to insert backdoor into PHP source code

The PHP development team has averted an attempted supply chain compromise that could have opened a backdoor into many web servers. What happened? “[On Sunday, March 28] …

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