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OpenAI Tools Uncover Two Critical PHP Vulnerabilities, Emergency Patch Released

By Drooid · Oct 23, 2026, 2:06 PM UTC · How we work

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OpenAI AI tools discovered two critical PHP vulnerabilities and triggered a global emergency response.
The PHP Foundation released an emergency patch at 15:00 BST on Wednesday.
Governments and cyber-security agencies urged website operators to apply the fix or go offline.
Wordfence founder Mark Maunder warned AI-driven vulnerability disclosures will require calibrated messaging.

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OpenAI AI tools discovered two critical PHP vulnerabilities and triggered a global emergency response.
The PHP Foundation released an emergency patch at 15:00 BST on Wednesday.
Governments and cyber-security agencies urged website operators to apply the fix or go offline.
Wordfence founder Mark Maunder warned AI-driven vulnerability disclosures will require calibrated messaging.