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OpenAI discovers major PHP security vulnerability, one of the most impactful

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OpenAI GPT-5.6 Sol identified a critical vulnerability in the open-source programming language PHP. Over the past two months, OpenAI led a coalition of maintainers, researchers, and security providers to address the vulnerability. PHP powers approximately 70% of websites worldwide.

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How the accounts differ:TechCrunch states the vulnerabilities affect '70% of websites'; The Decoder and Latent Space state 'affecting millions of websites'.

  1. TechCrunch · AI··First

    OpenAI and Google's Wiz use AI to discover that 70% of PHP websites have ancient vulnerabilities.

  2. The Decoder··+1 h 46 min

    OpenAI GPT-5.6 Sol and Google Gemini 4 Argon discover a critical PHP vulnerability affecting millions of websites

  3. Latent Space··+13 h 44 min

    OpenAI's Patch the Planet project with Wiz jointly discovers PHP2Shell vulnerability affecting 70% of websites, repaired using GPT-5.6 Sol

    Adds:Latent Space mentions Calif as a partner in the discovery.

  4. Synced··+16 h 34 min·Reading now

    OpenAI discovers major PHP security vulnerability, one of the most impactful

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