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cookiengineer/actual-php2shell

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What it is

A proof-of-concept exploit demonstrating remote code execution against PHP 8.5.11 via two memory-corruption advisories, using an out-of-memory longjmp that leaves a hash table half-built. Includes a reproducible Podman setup and a Python script that reads /etc/passwd without…

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Security researchers and PHP maintainers analyzing CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619

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