vulnerability
China-Linked Hackers Exploit PHP2Shell to Root Firewalls
CriticalCVSS 9.8KEVEPSS 100%
Summary
Chinese-linked hackers exploited two PHP vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619) and a Linux kernel vulnerability (CVE-2026-46300) – PHP2Shell and Fragnesia – to gain root access to firewalls and deploy webshells.
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