Software update

A critical update is available.

You have clicked Remind Me Tomorrow for about ten years. Two critical bugs in PHP were still sitting there when AI finally looked. $UPDATE is the ticker for everyone who postponed it.

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What the update fixes

PHP2Shell: two critical unauthenticated remote code execution bugs in the PHP core. A stranger sends a crafted request and runs code on your server. No login needed. Nicknamed Black October and Bugmageddon.

~70%
of websites are estimated to run PHP
10+ yrs
the flaws reportedly sat unnoticed
9.2
severity out of 10, rated critical

Release notes

Swipe through how it happened.

Aug 2026

AI finds the bugs

Researchers at Calif and Wiz use AI models and land on the same two flaws separately. Humans had walked past them for years.

Aug to Oct

Quiet patching

PHP maintainers, Wiz, Cloudflare and OpenAI work on fixes in secret for about two months.

Oct 20-21

PHP2Shell disclosed

Nearly every PHP version from 5.4 through 8.5 is affected. The internet reads the headline and opens a terminal.

Oct 21

Fixes released

PHP 8.5.12, 8.4.27, 8.3.36 and 8.2.35 go out. The only complete fix is updating.

Oct 21 on

Everyone updates. Fast.

Cloudflare sees millions of attack attempts per minute. Some European governments pull sites offline. The FBI and GCHQ say update now.

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How to install

Three steps. Faster than a PHP upgrade.

  1. Get a Solana wallet

    Phantom or any wallet you already trust.

  2. Fund it with SOL

    Send SOL from an exchange to your wallet address.

  3. Swap for $UPDATE

    Open the Pump.fun link once it is live and swap. Do not postpone it.