[AINews] OpenAI’s Patch the Planet program is 1 of 2 parties to discover PHP2Shell vulnerabilities in core PHP affecting 70% of the web, using GPT-5.6 Sol; coordinated response over 2 months

What changed

OpenAI's Patch the Planet program used GPT-5.6 Sol to discover PHP2Shell vulnerabilities in core PHP, leading to a coordinated disclosure and response across the ecosystem.

Why you should care

AI models are actively uncovering critical, widespread vulnerabilities in foundational internet infrastructure.

Your move

Watch. Monitor upcoming security disclosures resulting from AI-driven code analysis.

Evidence

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What to watch next

Further disclosures of critical infrastructure vulnerabilities found by AI models.

Event

security incident

Event date

Oct 22, 2026

Relevant to

General AI readers