# What PHP coding flaw could threaten 70 percent of the internet?

https://mins.news/en/item/111107

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-22 12:37 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/22/whats-the-php-coding-flaw-that-could-pull-down-70-percent-of-the-internet?traffic_source=rss

> PHP developers issued urgent fixes for two critical flaws dubbed PHP2Shell. After details leaked before patches were available, government websites in Europe and elsewhere went offline as operators moved to secure systems. The bugs can let attackers run code on websites, alter pages or extract personal data. They affect PHP 5.4 and later; updated sites are protected.

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