🇹🇼 Chinese, 27 October 2026, AI security risk
AI Accelerates Vulnerability Discovery, Traditional Network Security Faces New Challenges
AI-driven network security risks become a reality as two severe PHP security vulnerabilities are discovered.
The discovery of two severe PHP security vulnerabilities, PHP2Shell, has highlighted the growing risk of AI-driven network security threats. The vulnerabilities, rated 9.2 out of 10 on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS), have the potential to affect a large number of websites and applications.
According to Morgan Stanley, approximately 70% of websites use PHP, making it a widely deployed software technology. However, not all PHP versions are vulnerable, and many organizations have already deployed protective measures to prevent attacks.
The AI-powered discovery and validation of the PHP2Shell vulnerabilities demonstrate the growing potential of AI in vulnerability discovery and exploitation. This has raised concerns about the increased complexity of security threats and the need for faster threat detection, vulnerability assessment, and system repair.