r/technology • u/anonskeptic5 • 7h ago

Security US, allies warn of critical vulnerabilities in programming underlying 70% of the internet

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/21/php-cyber-vulnerability-openai-warning-01129058
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u/ProductIntegortion 6h ago

It was disclosed to PHP and it was disclosed that a patch was coming Thursday, and then the existence of the bug was leaked yesterday followed by proof of concept exploitation. This is all happening today because the normal disclosure and patching system didn't work because of the leak.