{
  "id": 16065713,
  "title": "AI found a critical PHP flaw. The bigger failure began in 2024.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/ai-found-a-critical-php-flaw-the-bigger-failure-began-in-2024",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-22T15:01:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The New Stack",
    "slug": "the-new-stack",
    "url": "https://thenewstack.io/php2shell-chainguard-embargo-dispute/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A critical PHP flaw was discovered, causing some websites to go offline temporarily as operators worked on fixes. PHP, which powers roughly 70% of websites, is particularly vulnerable due to its widespread use. The flaw, CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619, led to a PHP security emergency known as PHP2Shell. The release of fixes by PHP maintainers and distributors was delayed by a dispute over coordinated disclosure, raising concerns about the effectiveness of the embargo on patches.",
  "summary": "Did one of your favorite websites go dark on Wednesday? Some did, as operators took services offline while they waited The post AI found a critical PHP flaw. The bigger failure began in 2024. appeared first on The New Stack .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Silicon Republic",
        "title": "AI helps uncover critical PHP flaw threatening 70pc of internet",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/ai-helps-uncover-critical-php-flaw-threatening-70pc-of-internet",
        "published": "2026-10-22T08:10:27.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}