Suspected Chinese attackers built a custom PHP2Shell exploit and rooted 25 servers

Source: biztoc.com

Published Oct 29, 2026 (UTC)

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Suspected Chinese attackers chained PHP2Shell with a Linux kernel privilege-escalation exploit to root 25 servers, including Palo Alto Networks firewalls linked to US government-affiliated organizations, according to Dream researchers. The snoops began exploi…