Essential Assessment incident

Security update: PHP vulnerabilities

Resolved after 1 day, on October 20, 2026.

resolved Oct 22, 2026, 01:15 AM UTC

Security fixes were recently released for PHP, a programming language used by many websites and applications. No action is needed by schools. Below, we've outlined our response: • We have deployed patches to Essential Assessment (EA) and confirmed the fix is in place. • Our internal teams have been actively monitoring the situation and implementing several mitigating actions. • We have not detected any signs of misuse, and continue to monitor our systems. We will continue to provide updates as they are available.

Started
Oct 20, 2026, 05:00 PM UTC
Resolved
Oct 21, 2026, 05:00 PM UTC
Duration
1d
Detected by Pingoru
Oct 20, 2026, 05:00 PM UTC

Update timeline

  1. resolved Oct 22, 2026, 01:15 AM UTC

    Security fixes were recently released for PHP, a programming language used by many websites and applications. No action is needed by schools. Below, we've outlined our response: • We have deployed patches to Essential Assessment (EA) and confirmed the fix is in place. • Our internal teams have been actively monitoring the situation and implementing several mitigating actions. • We have not detected any signs of misuse, and continue to monitor our systems. We will continue to provide updates as they are available.

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