[AINews] OpenAI’s Patch the Planet program is 1 of 2 parties to discover PHP2Shell vulnerabilities in core PHP affecting 70% of the web, using GPT-5.6 Sol; coordinated response over 2 months
That funding came into use almost immediately, as major vulnerabilities in PHP were independently discovered by two parties: Ryan Austin, a researcher at the security firm Calif, as part of the OpenAI “Patch the Planet” project in August 2026 using GPT 5.6 Sol:
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Key points
- Almost 2 months ago, OpenAI introduced Daybreak for Frontline Defenders, a $1B subsidy for access to Daybreak cyber models and products.
- Posts identify GPT-5.6 Sol on the Calif/OpenAI side; a Wiz-affiliated account credits Gemini 4 Argon with discovery, exploit-chain development, detector creation, and patch validation.
- OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol discovered a critical PHP vulnerability as part of the Patch the Planet initiative that could affect millions of websites.
- The article OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol and Google's Gemini 4 Argon found critical PHP flaw affecting millions of websites appeared first on The Decoder.
Sources (2)
- [1][AINews] OpenAI’s Patch the Planet program is 1 of 2 parties to discover PHP2Shell vulnerabilities in core PHP affecting 70% of the web, using GPT-5.6 Sol; coordinated response over 2 monthsLatent Space · Oct 22, 07:42 AM
That funding came into use almost immediately, as major vulnerabilities in PHP were independently discovered by two parties: Ryan Austin, a researcher at the security firm Calif, as part of the OpenAI “Patch the Planet” project in August 2026 using GPT 5.6 Sol:
Almost 2 months ago, OpenAI introduced Daybreak for Frontline Defenders, a $1B subsidy for access to Daybreak cyber models and products.
- [2]OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol and Google's Gemini 4 Argon found critical PHP flaw affecting millions of websitesThe Decoder · Oct 21, 07:45 PM
OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol discovered a critical PHP vulnerability as part of the Patch the Planet initiative that could affect millions of websites.
The article OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol and Google's Gemini 4 Argon found critical PHP flaw affecting millions of websites appeared first on The Decoder.
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