PHP Foundation
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“occupied with many responsibilities,”
PHP Foundation · said 2026-10-21 · reported 2026-10-21
The PHP Foundation said relevant experts were occupied with many responsibilities, which contributed to delays in fixing the vulnerability.
“caused work on a fix to stall and restart repeatedly over months.”
PHP Foundation · said 2026-10-21 · reported 2026-10-21
The PHP Foundation said work on a fix stalled and restarted repeatedly over months due to experts being occupied with other responsibilities.
“but no concrete vectors were found and other concrete issues with clear impact overshadowed these concerns.”
PHP Foundation · said 2026-10-21 · reported 2026-10-21
The PHP Foundation said in an online post that a potential exploit was theorized as early as 2024 but no concrete vectors were found.
“We won't pretend otherwise: the delay was a structural failure,”
PHP Foundation · said 2026-10-21 · reported 2026-10-21
The PHP Foundation acknowledged in its post that the delay in addressing the vulnerabilities was a structural failure.
“began circulating on online forums and social media”
PHP Foundation · said 2026-10-21 · reported 2026-10-21
The PHP Foundation's post said the PHP development team decided to push forward its planned announcement and fix once the vulnerabilities began circulating on online forums and social media.