PHP Vulnerability Responses by Company

Hostinger

Global hosting
Aliases / services
Hostinger / hostinger.com
Official website
https://hostinger.com/

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

Response status by service

Web / Cloud / Agency / cPanel Hosting

Response status
Patched
Response information checked
2026-10-27

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

The official notice confirms managed-hosting PHP patches.

Scope: Excludes VPS. Version numbers can remain unchanged.

What users should do

No patch action required. Check the build date for backports.

Official service URL

Source URLs

  1. Hostinger: PHP vulnerability responsehttps://www.hostinger.com/blog/protecting-php2shell/Response evidence
  2. https://www.hostinger.com/support/how-to-protect-your-vps-from-the-php2shell-php-vulnerabilities/https://www.hostinger.com/support/how-to-protect-your-vps-from-the-php2shell-php-vulnerabilities/Response evidence

VPS — customer-managed PHP

Response status
Customer update required
Response information checked
2026-10-27

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

Managed-hosting automatic patches exclude VPS.

Scope: Includes cPanel VPS. Configuration mitigation alone is not a complete fix.

What users should do

Install vendor fixes, restart and verify active PHP.

Source URLs

  1. Hostinger: PHP vulnerability responsehttps://www.hostinger.com/blog/protecting-php2shell/Response evidence
  2. https://www.hostinger.com/support/how-to-protect-your-vps-from-the-php2shell-php-vulnerabilities/https://www.hostinger.com/support/how-to-protect-your-vps-from-the-php2shell-php-vulnerabilities/Response evidence
Related official sources
  1. Hostinger: PHP vulnerability responseOfficial noticeOfficial incident notice reviewed.

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