Was October 24, 2026 a PHP security release?
NO
No — PHP's critical security release landed on Wednesday 21 October 2026, three days before today.
Why
- Patched PHP 8.5.12, 8.4.27, 8.3.36 and 8.2.35
- Fixed two CVSS v4.0 9.2 critical remote-code-execution flaws
- Release moved up from 22 October to 21 October