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Cloudflare CEO Reports Millions of PHP2Shell Exploit Attempts
Publication: The Defiant
Author: The Defiant Team
Source published: 22/10/2026, 03:39:17 UTC
Briefing created: 22/10/2026, 03:43:58 UTC
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Briefings
Cloudflare CEO reported millions of PHP2Shell exploit attempts targeting vulnerable web servers. The article notes that PHP has shipped fixes for four supported branches, allowing attackers to execute code without authentication. The report was published on October 22, 2026, and the source is The Defiant.
Key points
- Cloudflare CEO reported millions of PHP2Shell exploit attempts targeting vulnerable web servers.
- PHP has shipped fixes for four supported branches to address the vulnerabilities.
Context
A security report from Cloudflare's CEO details a massive surge in exploit attempts against web servers running PHP. The article highlights that while fixes exist for four supported branches, the specific impact and scope of the attack wave remain detailed in the full story.
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The evidence is limited to a single sentence summary from a security report. Specific numbers of affected servers, exact dates of the attack wave, and the full scope of the impact are not provided in the available text.
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