Minor incident
Lightspeed: Statement on PHP vulnerabilities
Oct 21, 2026, 16:15 UTC
started
13:32 UTC
resolved October 23, 2026
45 h 18 min
duration
Affected: Retail POS, Lightspeed eCom (Europe), Lightspeed eCom (North America & Australia), Back Office, Retail API, Retail POS
Current status of Lightspeed: Operational — live Lightspeed status
Timeline
- Oct 21, 2026, 16:15 UTCidentifiedLightspeed is aware of the PHP vulnerabilities and is actively addressing it. Our teams have put additional safeguards in place. Some services may be unavailable during this time. We’ll continue to monitor the situation closely and provide further updates as appropriate.
- Oct 23, 2026, 13:32 UTCresolvedLightspeed has completed the deployment of security updates across all products in response to the recently reported PHP vulnerabilities. All services should be available at this time.
Updates as published by Lightspeed (original).
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