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AWS waf: WAF doc history: PHP managed rule group versions 2.4 and 2.5 for RCE CVEs

Service: waf · 2026-10-23 · Security-related medium

File: waf/latest/developerguide/doc-history.md · Type: rce · CVE: CVE-2026-109618

Summary

Adds changelog entries for PHP application managed rule group static versions 2.4 and 2.5, which add the PHP2Shell_BODY_Extended rule and improve detection signatures for CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619.

Security assessment

Changelog entries record the release of managed rule group versions that add/improve detection signatures for PHP remote code execution CVEs, informing users of available protections; it is documentation of a security fix rather than a code change.

Evidence

+[Updated AWS Managed Rules for AWS WAF](./aws-managed-rule-groups-changelog.html)| Released static version 2.5 of the PHP application managed rule group. This version improves the detection signatures for the PHP web runtime CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619 remote code execution vulnerabilities.| October 22, 2026  

Diff

diff --git a/waf/latest/developerguide/doc-history.md b/waf/latest/developerguide/doc-history.md
index 1d6f880..7ac1308 100644
--- a//waf/latest/developerguide/doc-history.md
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@@ -18,0 +19,4 @@ Change| Description| Date
+[Updated AWS Managed Rules for AWS WAF](./aws-managed-rule-groups-changelog.html)| Released static version 2.5 of the PHP application managed rule group. This version improves the detection signatures for the PHP web runtime CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619 remote code execution vulnerabilities.| October 22, 2026  
+[Updated AWS Managed Rules for AWS WAF](./aws-managed-rule-groups-changelog.html)| Released static version 2.4 of the PHP application managed rule group. This version adds the `PHP2Shell_BODY_Extended` rule, which detects requests that match the PHP web runtime CVE-2026-109618 remote code execution vulnerability. This rule group now detects CVE-2026-109618 directly, superseding the guidance in the version 2.3 entry.| October 22, 2026  
+[Updated AWS Managed Rules for AWS WAF](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/developerguide/aws-managed-rule-groups-changelog.html)| Released static version 2.5 of the PHP application managed rule group. This version improves the detection signatures for the PHP web runtime CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619 remote code execution vulnerabilities.| October 22, 2026  
+[Updated AWS Managed Rules for AWS WAF](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/developerguide/aws-managed-rule-groups-changelog.html)| Released static version 2.4 of the PHP application managed rule group. This version adds the `PHP2Shell_BODY_Extended` rule, which detects requests that match the PHP web runtime CVE-2026-109618 remote code execution vulnerability.| October 22, 2026