PHP Vulnerability Responses by Company

Elastic

Global cloud / infrastructure
Aliases / services
エラスティック / Elastic APM / Elasticsearch / Elastic
Official website
https://www.elastic.co/

Each response applies only to its stated service scope. “Not listed” does not mean unpatched or unaffected.

Response status by service

Elastic APM PHP Agent

Response status
Compatibility fix for patched PHP available
Response information checked
2026-10-27

Current re-audit: Official response verified · Research date: 2026-10-27

Provides search, observability and security analytics.

Agent 1.17.1 fixes request-shutdown crashes on PHP containing the security fix, such as PHP 8.3.36.

Scope: This is agent compatibility remediation, not a substitute for patching PHP or a claim about Elastic Security detections.

What users should do

Patch PHP and install a compatible agent containing the 1.17.1 fix; restart and verify application and monitoring data.

Official service URL

Source URLs

  1. https://www.elastic.co/docs/release-notes/apm/agents/phphttps://www.elastic.co/docs/release-notes/apm/agents/phpResponse evidence
  2. https://github.com/elastic/apm-agent-php/pull/1510https://github.com/elastic/apm-agent-php/pull/1510Service and operation documentation

Elastic Security (Elastic Defend / SIEM)

Response status
Behavioral detection available
Response information checked
2026-10-27

Current re-audit: Official response verified · Research date: 2026-10-27

Detects suspicious web-server child processes and file activity; applicable endpoint rules can block actions in prevention mode.

Scope: Coverage is not guaranteed for every attack and is separate from the APM agent compatibility fix.

What users should do

Patch PHP and enable relevant rules and process/file telemetry.

Source URLs

  1. https://www.elastic.co/security-labs/threat-command/php2shell-php-rce-detectionhttps://www.elastic.co/security-labs/threat-command/php2shell-php-rce-detectionResponse evidence
Related official sources
  1. Setting up the Elastic APM PHP AgentOfficial information directory

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