SANS Stormcast Thursday, October 22nd, 2026: Critical PHP RCE Vulnerabilities Exploited (CVE-2026-109618, CVE-2026-109619); Fortinet AI-Driven Security Hardening Release for FortiOS and More
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Daily 5 min cyber security news summary. News, patches, vulnerabilities and trends in information and network security. SANS Stormcast Thursday, October 22nd, 2026: Critical PHP RCE Vulnerabilities Exploited (CVE-2026-109618, CVE-2026-109619); Fortinet AI-Driven Security Hardening Release for FortiOS and More
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Explained
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- TechnologyPHPA programming language that powers a large share of websites, including WordPress.
- AttackRemote code execution · RCEA flaw that lets an attacker run their own code on someone else's machine over the network.
- ConceptExploitCode or a technique that turns a software flaw into something an attacker can actually use.
- ConceptCVE · Common Vulnerabilities and ExposuresThe public ID system for vulnerabilities, such as CVE-2026-12345, so everyone means the same bug.
Why it was possible
The weaknesses behind this story's CVEs, from each CVE Record.
Vulnerabilities in this story
Severity and exploitation facts from NVD, FIRST, and CISA.
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