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OpenAI models helped find two critical PHP flaws affecting web servers

PHP maintainers released fixes on October 21st for two critical unauthenticated remote-code-execution flaws in the widely deployed runtime, following a two-month coordinated remediation effort, according to OpenAI, whose models helped researchers find the vulnerabilities. The flaws could let an unauthenticated attacker run code with the privileges of a PHP web worker. The disclosure shows AI-assisted discovery must be paired with validated findings, coordinated fixes and operator updates to reduce risk.

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OpenAI models helped find two critical PHP flaws affecting web servers
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PHP released fixes on October 21st for two unauthenticated remote-code-execution flaws, after a two-month coordinated remediation effort.

        By [Ryan Merket](https://runtimewire.com/author/ryan-merket)
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Primary source: [X · @OpenAI](https://x.com/openai/status/2112907856018309586?s=46)

Why it matters #

The flaws affect a widely deployed runtime, and the disclosure shows that AI-assisted discovery must be followed by validated findings, coordinated fixes and operator updates to reduce risk.

OpenAI says its models helped researchers find two critical remote-code-execution flaws in PHP, vulnerabilities PHP maintainers patched on October 21st after a two-month coordinated effort with researchers, maintainers and security providers. The fixes address flaws that could let an unauthenticated attacker run code with the privileges of a PHP web worker.…

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