Wiz CTO warns the 'Vulnpocalypse' is coming for the internet's aging code after PHP bugs hit 70% of the web

TechCrunch AI · rss · 2026-10-29

Wiz's CTO tells TechCrunch that the internet's aging codebase is heading toward a "Vulnpocalypse".

• Last week, two critical bugs in PHP — which powers roughly 70% of websites — left organizations scrambling; some took sites offline until patches landed
• The scare may have faded from feeds, but cleanup is far from over
• His core point: this incident previews a broader crisis for the web's massive stock of aging open source code

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