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AI models aid discovery of critical PHP vulnerabilities, prompting coordinated fix

By PulseAugur Editorial · [2 sources] ·

Two independent parties, one involving OpenAI's "Patch the Planet" program using GPT-5.6 Sol and another from Wiz using Gemini 4 Argon, discovered critical PHP2Shell vulnerabilities. These memory corruption flaws, affecting major CMS platforms like WordPress, Drupal, and Joomla, were addressed through a coordinated two-month remediation effort involving researchers, maintainers, and security providers before public disclosure. The discovery highlights the growing role of AI models in identifying significant security weaknesses. AI

IMPACT Highlights AI's growing capability in uncovering critical software vulnerabilities, potentially accelerating security audits.

RANK_REASON AI models used to discover critical software vulnerabilities, with coordinated disclosure and remediation.

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AI models aid discovery of critical PHP vulnerabilities, prompting coordinated fix

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Latent Space (swyx) TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    [AINews] OpenAI’s Patch the Planet program is 1 of 2 parties to discover PHP2Shell vulnerabilities in core PHP affecting 70% of the web, using GPT-5.6 Sol; coordinated response over 2 months

    The Big Hardening begins

  2. Latent Space (swyx) TIER_1 English(EN) · Latent Space ·

    [AINews] OpenAI’s Patch the Planet program is 1 of 2 parties to discover PHP2Shell vulnerabilities in core PHP affecting 70% of the web, using GPT-5.6 Sol; coordinated response over 2 months

    The Big Hardening begins

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