AI helps uncover a decade-old PHP memory corruption bug with RCE potential
AccBalanced · x · 2026-10-24
A memory corruption bug potentially lurking for 10 years deep in PHP's memory management involves heap manipulation that could enable remote code execution. Such vulnerabilities once demanded serious expertise and time to investigate; in 2026 researchers are using AI to tackle these complex legacy-system problems, dramatically lowering the barrier to discovering vulnerabilities — both promising and scary.
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