AI helps find PHP flaws. Patching is still the test.
Security experts used AI to help find flaws in PHP, software used by many websites. WIRED says Cloudflare saw millions of attempts to exploit the flaws after disclosure. The PHP Foundation had seen no successful attacks at publication. Attempts are not breaches.
What the source reports
WIRED says security firm Calif used AI tools and human PHP experts to find flaws. It also reports later AI-aided finds by OpenAI and Wiz. Cloudflare saw millions of attempts to exploit PHP flaws after they were made public. The PHP Foundation had seen no successful attacks when WIRED published. That status could change. Attempts are not confirmed breaches. This report does not test how often AI finds flaws on its own. The AI Agency digest urges owners to check official vendor notices and test patches away from live systems. That is advice from the digest, not a result tested by WIRED.
Original source
- Title
- The PHP Meltdown Shows How AI Makes Bugs More Exploitable
- Author
- Lily Hay Newman, Matt Burgess
- Publication
- WIRED
- Date
- Saturday, October 24, 2026