PHP Foundation to patch two critical vulnerabilities in PHP
Original title: Critical security issue affecting PHP
The October 20, 2026 notice names no CVE identifiers, affected versions, fixed releases, or known exploitation.
The UK NCSC reported that on October 20, 2026, the PHP Foundation announced an upcoming security release addressing two critical vulnerabilities in PHP. PHP is a widely used server-side scripting language for dynamic web content and is also used in other products. The notice does not identify the flaws, affected versions, or the fixed release.
Unconfirmed: Flaw details, affected versions, and whether the issues are exploited are not stated.
- The PHP Foundation described both vulnerabilities as critical.
- NCSC noted that PHP is also used in a range of other products.
- No CVE identifiers or patch versions appear in the notice.
| Product | Affected |
|---|---|
| PHP Foundation PHP | — |
- 1.Apply the PHP Foundation security release when it is published.
- Vendors
- PHP Foundation
- Products
- PHP
- Organizations
- NCSC
- Countries
- United Kingdom
From the original article
1 min read at ncsc.gov.uk
The NCSC is encouraging UK organisations to prepare for immediate updating of systems using PHP.
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