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  <date>2026-10-20</date>
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    <name>PHP2Shell</name>
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    <name>remote code execution</name>
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  <slug>/feed/2026/10/20/a-critical-vulnerability-in-php-allowing-for-remote-code-execution-is-discovered-causing-many-websites-to-temporary-go</slug>
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    <name>NBC News</name>
    <day>20</day>
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    <permalink>https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/critical-vulnerabilities-php-update-systems-rcna604751</permalink>
    <year>2026</year>
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  <text> A critical vulnerability in PHP allowing for remote code execution is discovered, causing many websites to temporary go offline while a security update is pushed the following day. </text>
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