Has DreamHost patched the October 2026 PHP vulnerability?
Says it has patched
DreamHost has publicly stated that it patched PHP for CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619, on 23 October 2026.
“PHP's security fix is now installed across all DreamHost servers, including Shared, Dedicated, VPS, and DreamPress.”
What DreamHost says you should do
Nothing. They state no intervention is needed on your end.
DreamHost's page does not name the CVE identifiers — it refers only to the PHP remote code execution vulnerability. One of the few hosts to patch VPS on the customer's behalf.
How to check your own site, whatever your host has said
A host’s announcement covers their fleet. The only thing that tells you about your site is your site. In WordPress:
- Log in to WordPress.
- Go to Tools → Site Health.
- Open the Info tab.
- Expand Server. PHP version is the first line.
The fix shipped in PHP 8.2.35, 8.3.36, 8.4.27 and 8.5.12. A version below those does not automatically mean you are exposed — hosts and Linux distributions routinely apply the patch without changing the version number.
Check what your site reports
We load your homepage once and read what it publishes. Most servers hide their PHP version, which is correct of them — so this often comes back empty, and the result tells you where to look instead.
No signup. We load your homepage once — the same single request any visitor makes — and report what it tells us. Nothing else on your site is touched.
Common questions
Has DreamHost patched CVE-2026-109618?
DreamHost has publicly stated that it patched PHP for this issue, in a statement dated 23 October 2026. Their own page is linked on this page so you can read the wording yourself.
How do I check what PHP version my DreamHost site is running?
In WordPress, go to Tools → Site Health → Info → Server. The PHP version is the first line, and you need no cPanel, FTP or SSH access for it. Most hosts also show the PHP version somewhere in their own control panel, and let you change it there.
My site reports a PHP version below the fix. Does that mean it is vulnerable?
Not necessarily. Hosts and CloudLinux routinely apply security patches to older releases without changing the version number, so a server can report an older version and already have the fix. The version string records what was printed, not what was patched. Your host's support can confirm it definitively.
Other hosts
This page records what DreamHost has published, not our own assessment of their infrastructure. We cannot see inside any host. Last checked — if DreamHost has published something since, their own site is the authority.