
Security & Compliance
PHP2Shell on AWS: Start on October 17, and Mind the 8 KB WAF Gap
AWS MadPot saw a PHP2Shell attempt on October 17, 2026, four days before the October 21 patch. Behind an ALB, AWS WAF reads only the first 8 KB of a request body, so the interim rule can miss an upload attack or block real uploads.
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