{
  "id": 16446573,
  "title": "IT security: Expert: Software vulnerabilities remain a problem for longer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/it-sicherheit-experte-software-schwachstellen-bleiben-langer-ein",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-25T08:00:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/technik/it-internet/it-sicherheit-experte-software-schwachstellen-bleiben-laenger-ein-problem/100264761.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "A severe security vulnerability in the widely used programming language PHP has been identified, with experts warning that such weaknesses are likely to persist. According to Daniel Gille, head of key technologies at Germany's federal cyber agency, attackers currently have an advantage as they can exploit published security gaps within minutes or hours. The Federal Office for Information Security has classified the PHP vulnerability as extremely high-risk, although no successful attacks on the federal administration have been reported. IBM's X-Force security team has observed a dramatic increase in known security vulnerabilities in major software providers, with a 578% rise in reported weaknesses from January to September this year.",
  "summary": "Attackers can now exploit new security vulnerabilities within minutes or hours to launch attacks. However, an expert from the Federal Cyber Agency believes that AI is likely to help change this in the future.",
  "key_points": [
    "Software vulnerabilities persist longer than expected, warns IT-security expert Daniel Gille",
    "Attackers can rapidly exploit published vulnerabilities within minutes or hours",
    "IBM X-Force observed 578% increase in vulnerabilities from January to September 2023"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The shrinking window between vulnerability disclosure and exploitation forces organizations to accelerate their response times as attackers gain a decisive advantage over traditional patching cycles.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}