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Synology and PHP2Shell

Status in the company's own words: patched partly. Statement dated October 22, 2026.

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Company
Synology
Domain
synology.com
Group
Platform
Index category
not an Index vendor
Status
patched partly
Statement found
yes
Statement
https://www.synology.com/en-global/company/news/article/php2shell/Synology%20Statement%20on%20PHP2Shell%20Vulnerabilities
Statement date
Fixed version named
no
Worker restart stated
yes
End of life plan stated
no
Source type
official page
Places checked
Last checked

The statement

Read the statement on www.synology.com, dated . Source type: official page.

Notes

Statement (Taipei, 22 Oct 2026; advisory Synology-SA-26:14): PHP security updates released through Package Center for DSM 7.4, 7.3 and 7.2 (end of life); no build numbers printed. Users of the affected packages are strongly advised to update PHP through Package Center immediately. quoted from the statement URL. Mixed: DSM's internal PHP component rated minimal risk, patch scheduled for a later DSM release; DSM earlier than 7.2 told to disable affected packages until patched. Affected packages named: Calendar, IDrive (third party), Joomla, KodExplorer, MailStation, MediaWiki, phpMyAdmin, vtigerCRM, Web Station, WordPress; Synology Drive not affected. Dependent packages restart automatically after the PHP update; MailStation needs a manual update in Package Center.

Change log

What the five engines said

ChatGPT

differs

Captured . Status named: patched. Cites a synology.com page.

Yes—Synology is affected, and patches are available, with exceptions. As of October 23, 2026, Synology’s official advisory Synology-SA-26:14, published October 22, lists both CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619 as Critical, with status Resolved. That does not mean every installed system is already patched. What is affected? Synology identifies systems running these PHP-dependent packages: Calendar, IDrive, Joomla, KodExplorer, MailStation, MediaWiki, phpMyAdmin, vtigerCRM,

Cited: www.synology.com, www.synology.com

Claude

differs

Captured . Status named: patched. Cites a synology.com page.

Here is a comprehensive summary of Synology's situation regarding PHP2Shell (CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619), fully sourced: What is PHP2Shell? CVE-2026-109618 (GHSA-w8hw-w9fx-j79w) involves out-of-memory handling that can interrupt PHP while internal request data is only partially initialized, and request cleanup may then treat the invalid data as valid. CVE-2026-109619 (GHSA-6wmf-4rv5-p3rp) involves request-owned internal state that can survive after its backing memory

Cited: community.synology.com, www.synology.com, www.synology.com

Perplexity

differs

Captured . Status named: patched. Cites a synology.com page.

Yes—Synology is affected, but only when certain PHP-dependent packages are installed and exposed. Synology’s affected list includes PHP 7.3–8.4 packages, Mail Station, Calendar, Joomla, KodExplorer, MediaWiki, phpMyAdmin, vtigerCRM, Web Station, and WordPress; Synology Drive is explicitly not affected. Synology has patched the issue. Its advisory marks PHP2Shell as “Resolved” and provides fixed releases, including PHP 8.0.30-0122, 8.1.34-0120, 8.2.35-0171, 8.3.36-0051,

Cited: www.synology.com, mariushosting.com, stadt-bremerhaven.de

Google AI Overviews

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Captured . Status named: patched. Cites a synology.com page.

Yes, Synology systems running vulnerable PHP versions via Web Station are affected by PHP2Shell (CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619), and Synology has released official updated PHP packages in Package Center to address the issue. Affected Status & Patch Details Vulnerability: CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619 (PHP2Shell) allow unauthenticated remote code execution on PHP instances handling web requests (such as via Web Station). Patched

Cited: mariushosting.com, community.synology.com

Google AI Mode

no status named

Captured . No status named. Cites a synology.com page.

Synology NAS units can be affected by the PHP2Shell vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619) if they run web-facing PHP applications via packages like Web Station or phpMyAdmin, though Synology has not yet published an official company product security advisory or rolling out automated global patches for all affected environments as of October 2026. Details on Synology and PHP2Shell Impact Scope:

Cited: mariushosting.com, community.synology.com, community.synology.com

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