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Oct 22, 2026 · Information Security

AI Discovers Critical PHP RCE in 5 Days; Patch Coordination Takes 58

The article analyzes the PHP2Shell vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-109618/19), discovered by AI in 5 days but requiring 58 days to patch due to coordination across PHP, distributions, cloud providers, and WAF vendors, highlighting the asymmetry between AI-accelerated vulnerability discovery and human-driven remediation.