AI Tools Identify Long-Standing Critical PHP Security Flaws

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Published: 2026-10-23T18:50:00Z
Category: technology
Source: The Guardian
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Security firms Calif and Wiz, utilizing AI tools including OpenAI's technology, have uncovered critical vulnerabilities (CVE-2026–109618 and CVE-2026–109619) in the PHP programming language that existed for over a decade. These flaws could enable unauthenticated code execution on web servers. This development highlights AI's growing capability in vulnerability detection while also raising concerns about potential AI-powered attacks.

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