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Security researchers from Calif Research leaked a remote code execution vulnerability in PHP versions 5.4.0 through 8.1. The exploit targets specific web applications including WordPress 7.1.2, Drupal 11.4.3, and Joomla 6.1.4 by abusing memory limits and request shutdown sequences to leave dangling pointers. The team confirmed pre-auth RCE on these platforms under default configurations, affecting millions of sites globally.
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PHP Maintainers Release Emergency Patches