Known exploited vulnerability
CVE-2026-109619
The short answer
CVE-2026-109619 affects PHP Group PHP and is rated critical (CVSS 9.2). CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2026-10-26: attackers are using it, so patch it first.
What it is
PHP has various global state that temporarily points into request memory. In some scenarios, global state may not be correctly reset, or may be repopulated after being reset. The global state may then refer to request memory even after it has been freed. Subsequent requests may read or branch on this stale state before it is fully initialized. Multiple strategies can trigger this condition and produce remote code execution (RCE).
Severity
9.2 critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Exploited (CISA KEV)
Yes, since Oct 26, 2026
Federal due date Oct 29, 2026
EPSS, next 30 days
100%
Higher than 100% of scored CVEs
How it can be exploited
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
What CISA says to do
Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for…
Affected products
PHP, AMIS TS, AX4, blueplanet 360 NX3 M6 WM OD IISX, blueplanet 360 NX3 M6 WM OD IISX - S, Building X, CADRA, Call stations, Capital, Chargesight, Climatix Cloud IC, Climatix Devices. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.
References
- github.com/php/php-src/security/advisories/GHSA-6wmf-4rv5-p3rp MitigationVendor Advisory
- arcticwolf.com/resources/blog/php2shell-critical-php-vulnerabilities-enable-unauthenticated-remote-code-execution/ Third Party Advisory
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-166980.html Third Party Advisory
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-566435.html Third Party Advisory
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-566512.html Third Party Advisory
- php2shell.delftintellab.com/ Third Party Advisory
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-109619 US Government Resource
- www.wiz.io/blog/php2shell-php-rce Third Party Advisory
Questions
Is CVE-2026-109619 being exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2026-109619 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2026-10-26, with a federal remediation due date of 2026-10-29.
How do I fix CVE-2026-109619?
CISA's required action: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for…
From NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and OSV.dev, checked . Status on NVD: Analyzed. The description is NVD's text, quoted as published.
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