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PHP2Shell: what the critical PHP security flaws mean for your website

22 October 2026 · 6 min read

Two critical security flaws in PHP – nicknamed PHP2Shell – were made public on 20 October 2026, and if your business website runs on WordPress, it's almost certainly affected. Fixes were released on 21 October, so the priority now is making sure your website is on a patched version as soon as possible. This isn't […]