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Gemini 4 Argon aids discovery of critical PHP vulnerabilities

Wiz Research has identified critical vulnerabilities, dubbed PHP2Shell, within the core PHP programming language, impacting an estimated 70% of the web. The discovery and exploitation process were aided by Google DeepMind's Gemini 4 Argon model, which helped in finding the vulnerability, developing exploit chains, and creating detection methods. AI

IMPACT Highlights AI's growing role in identifying complex security vulnerabilities, potentially accelerating threat detection and mitigation.

RANK_REASON Discovery of significant vulnerabilities in a widely used programming language, aided by an AI model. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=0.7]

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Gemini 4 Argon aids discovery of critical PHP vulnerabilities

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    RT @ralucaadapopa: Wiz Research discovered PHP2Shell - CVSS 9.2 vulnerabilities in core PHP affecting 70% of the web. Pleased to see the im…

    RT @ralucaadapopa: Wiz Research discovered PHP2Shell - CVSS 9.2 vulnerabilities in core PHP affecting 70% of the web. Pleased to see the im…