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User apologizes for accidentally breaking PHP vulnerability embargo

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A user on Hacker News has apologized for accidentally breaking an embargo on critical PHP vulnerabilities, CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619. The user, identified as petecooper, stated they were unaware of any disclosure restrictions when they shared the information to alert others about the urgency of the matter. This premature disclosure, along with other leaks, forced the PHP Foundation to accelerate its announcement and patching schedule. The vulnerabilities were discovered using AI tools, highlighting the potential for both researchers and malicious actors to find flaws in widely used software. AI

IMPACT Highlights the dual-use nature of AI in discovering software vulnerabilities, potentially accelerating both security research and exploitation.

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User apologizes for accidentally breaking PHP vulnerability embargo

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Jowi Morales ·

    Devastated forum user who accidentally broke the PHP news embargo comes clean

    The user said that they only wanted to alert others about the importance of the upcoming CVE releases and weren't told about the embargo.

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