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OpenAI says GPT-5.6-Sol helped find the PHP flaws now shaking the internet

OpenAI says its AI helped find the PHP flaws now shaking the internet, leading to widespread problems as webmasters scramble.

OpenAI says GPT-5.6-Sol helped find the PHP flaws now shaking the internet

OpenAI announced that its AI models, specifically the GPT-5.6-Sol model, assisted in discovering critical PHP security flaws that have caused widespread issues across the internet. The PHP foundation expressed gratitude to OpenAI along with other industry partners and cybersecurity researchers for their support in addressing the vulnerabilities.

The newly discovered flaws, dubbed PHP2SHELL, could enable attackers to take control of servers running PHP, which powers a significant portion of the web. OpenAI called these bugs among the most impactful security problems in recent memory.

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