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PHP developers release urgent fixes for critical flaws

PHP developers released urgent fixes on Wednesday for critical vulnerabilities in the widely used programming language, after AI-assisted discovery uncovered flaws that had gone undetected for years. Government agencies and other operators took websites offline as a precaution, while technology firms warned that hackers were already exploiting some of the flaws.
WHO: PHP developers
WHAT: released urgent fixes for critical vulnerabilities in the PHP programming language
WHEN: Oct 21, 2026
WHERE: Location not specified
WHY: The fixes address vulnerabilities that had gone undetected for years and were discovered using AI.
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