Impact of Critical PHP Vulnerabilities CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619 (PHP2Shell) on Versa Networks Products


Summary

Versa Networks is aware of two critical vulnerabilities in the PHP runtime, CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619, collectively known as PHP2Shell.

No Versa Networks products are affected by these vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability Details

CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619 are critical vulnerabilities (CVSS v4.0 base score 9.2) in the core PHP runtime. Successful exploitation can allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a server running a vulnerable version of PHP.

The PHP project released fixes on October 21, 2026, in PHP 8.2.35, 8.3.36, 8.4.27, and 8.5.12.

Impact on Versa Networks Products

Both vulnerabilities exist only in PHP. PHP is not used in any Versa Networks product; therefore, no Versa Networks products are affected by CVE-2026-109618 or CVE-2026-109619.

Action Required

No action is required for Versa Networks products.

If you run PHP on other systems in your environment, we recommend that you follow the guidance from the PHP project and your operating system vendor and upgrade to a fixed PHP version as soon as possible.

Weakness Type and Impact

CWE-754 Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions

CAPEC-153 Input Data Manipulation

References

NVD: CVE-2026-109618

NVD: CVE-2026-109619