PHP Vulnerability Responses by Company

HKN GmbH

Global hosting
Aliases / services
HKN / HKN GmbH / www.hkn.de
Official website
https://www.hkn.de/
Sources identifying the operating company

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

Response status by service

Business Nextcloud (Files, Teams and Teams & Talk)

Response status
PHP fixes applied
Response information checked
2026-10-28

Current re-audit: Official response verified · Research date: 2026-10-28

HKN reported completed updates for Business Nextcloud, Files, Teams and Teams & Talk at 22:30 on October 21.

Scope: Covers Business Nextcloud. Legacy-PHP restrictions for web hosting and contracted-server updates are separate scopes.

What users should do

Use normally and report individual problems to HKN support.

Official service URL

Source URLs

  1. HKN: PHP vulnerability responsehttps://www.hkn.de/hkn-welt/php2shellResponse evidence
  2. HKN: Operator informationhttps://www.hkn.de/impressum-datenschutzService and operation documentation

Servers covered by Patchservice or Servicemanagement

Response status
PHP updates completed within contract scope
Response information checked
2026-10-28

Current re-audit: Official response verified · Research date: 2026-10-28

HKN reported completed updates for systems covered by these maintenance contracts at 20:40 on October 21.

Scope: Limited to the named HKN maintenance contracts, not all self-managed servers.

What users should do

Confirm that your server is covered; otherwise have its administrator arrange the fix.

Source URLs

  1. HKN: PHP vulnerability responsehttps://www.hkn.de/hkn-welt/php2shellResponse evidence
  2. HKN: Operator informationhttps://www.hkn.de/impressum-datenschutzService and operation documentation

Webhosting

Response status
PHP 8.1 and older disabled
Response information checked
2026-10-28

Current re-audit: Official response verified · Research date: 2026-10-28

HKN says PHP 8.1 and earlier were disabled on web hosting. Affected sites need a supported PHP selection and compatibility checks.

Scope: This is legacy-runtime disablement, not a declaration that every web-hosting runtime was patched.

What users should do

Check the selected version and site operation; discuss required migration with HKN.

Source URLs

  1. HKN: PHP vulnerability responsehttps://www.hkn.de/hkn-welt/php2shellResponse evidence
  2. HKN: Operator informationhttps://www.hkn.de/impressum-datenschutzService and operation documentation
Related official sources
  1. HKN: PHP vulnerability responseOfficial notice
  2. HKN: Operator informationOfficial information directory

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