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Alert: PHP2Shell Vulnerability

Docusign • October 22, 2026

On October 21st, 2026 Docusign became aware of a critical vulnerability affecting PHP, known as PHP2Shell. Details regarding the vulnerability are available in the PHP project’s security advisory:

. An active investigation is underway, and we will additional details as they become available. Please visit the Docusign Trust Center (

) for the latest updates and information.

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PHP2Shell: Critical RCE Vulnerabilities Prompt Emergency Patches Two critical vulnerabilities in PHP, tracked as CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619, were disclosed on October 21, 2026, allowing unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE). The vulnerabilities, collectively known as PHP2Shell, affect all PHP installations serving web requests, including popular platforms like WordPress and Drupal. Exploitation attempts were observed as early as October 17, four days before the patches were released. The PHP security team released emergency patches for versions 8.2.35, 8.3.36, 8.4.27, and 8.5.12, but older versions such as PHP 8.1 and below will not receive official fixes. Organizations are urged to patch immediately or isolate affected systems to mitigate risks. The vulnerabilities were discovered by researchers at Wiz and Calif, with assistance from OpenAI's AI models. 785 sources 73

Alert: PHP2Shell Vulnerability

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