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#3 SecurityWeek general October 26, 2026 at 13:30 UTC

PHP2Shell Exploitation Moves From Probes to Working Shells

By Eduard Kovacs

AI Summary

PHP2Shell exploitation progressed from reconnaissance probes to fully functioning shells, with attackers launching 35 shells from two IP addresses on October 24. SecurityWeek's honeypot data confirms real-world weaponization, making this a critical patching priority for any environment running affected PHP versions 8.2–8.5 on Windows.

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