PHP’s near-meltdown is a warning about the internet’s hidden security debt

On October 21, 2026, researchers discovered two critical bugs in the PHP programming language that powers approx. 69.2%Opens a new window of websites worldwide. Termed CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619,…

On October 21, 2026, researchers discovered two critical bugs in the PHP programming language that powers approx. 69.2%Opens a new window of websites worldwide. Termed CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619, these vulnerabilities enable any hacker to break into a PHP-based platform without a password to access and manipulate its data. CISAOpens a new window added them to its […] The post PHP’s near-meltdown is a warning about the internet’s hidden security debt appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.