Critical PHP Vulnerability (CVE-2026-109618, CVE-2026-109619) [infocon yellow], (Wed, Oct 21st)

2026-10-21T13:23:41Z•34fdd2c9bac375a52bf303a3c30d74f49397cc9126cd494106774ca25d0d4ed2
CVE-2026-109618CVE-2026-109619PHPSANS ISCcritical vulnerabilityearly exploitationinfoCon Yellowpatch managementproof of conceptremote code execution

What happened

SANS Internet Storm Center reported two critical PHP vulnerabilities, CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619, with an expected CVSS score of 9.4. Early proof-of-concept exploits were reportedly available before PHP.net’s planned security update, prompting an infoCon YELLOW alert due to PHP’s widespread deployment and potential exploitation risk.

Why it matters

A reviewed impact interpretation has not been published for this record.

Evidence and limitations

Source ID
sans_isc_diary
Record identifier
34fdd2c9bac375a52bf303a3c30d74f49397cc9126cd494106774ca25d0d4ed2
Enrichment time
2026-10-21T13:23:41Z
AI-assisted enrichment
Yes

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