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GitNova Daily discoveries — October 22, 2026 · 22:00 MSK

Three discoveries with different uses, selected from the projects GitNova tracks. This edition was saved on October 22, 2026, 19:00 UTC.

Summaries come from README digests. Magnitude measures growing interest; installation has not been tested. Star counts below refer to the stated UTC day at the time shown.

eness/php2shell-CVE-2026-109618-CVE-2026-109619-PoC

Security · Shell

+273stars on 2026-10-22 · UTC

Repository with a PoC exploit for two critical RCE flaws in the PHP core (php2shell), plus detection and patching guidance. Intended for security researchers and administrators.

Useful for
  • Test your own PHP server for php2shell exposure
  • Set up monitoring for suspicious php-fpm child processes
  • Apply the patch or config mitigations from the README before official updates
Before using
  • No license is listed in the GitHub data; check the usage terms
  • Installation and requirements have not been verified; review the README before running
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Why now

Created on GitHub
2026-10-21 UTC
First seen by GitNova
2026-10-21 UTC
Magnitude
7.7 / 10 · growing interest

Not enough consecutive complete history days to compare daily gains

Measured: October 22, 2026, 18:23 UTC

Measurement details
  • Created on GitHub: 2026-10-21; first seen by GitNova: 2026-10-21 (UTC)
  • +273 stars measured 2026-10-22, 00:37–18:10 UTC
  • Not enough consecutive complete history days to compare daily gains
  • Magnitude 7.7/10

oosexgang/hackios-xnu-kernel

Hardware, IoT & robotics · C

+208stars on 2026-10-22 · UTC

Research project that boots Apple's open-source XNU kernel (iOS 16.5) and the unmodified iOS user space on a POCO X5 Pro 5G Android phone or in QEMU on Linux, using a custom EFI loader, UEFI port and replacements for Apple's closed drivers.

Useful for
  • Run iOS 16.5 in QEMU on Linux without a phone or kernel build
  • Boot the system on a POCO X5 Pro 5G via fastboot boot without flashing storage
  • Study how XNU, launchd and SpringBoard behave on non-Apple hardware
Before using
  • No license is listed in the GitHub data; check the usage terms
  • Installation and requirements have not been verified; review the README before running
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Why now

Created on GitHub
2026-10-22 UTC
First seen by GitNova
2026-10-22 UTC
Magnitude
7.3 / 10 · growing interest

Not enough consecutive complete history days to compare daily gains

Measured: October 22, 2026, 18:23 UTC

Measurement details
  • Created on GitHub: 2026-10-22; first seen by GitNova: 2026-10-22 (UTC)
  • +208 stars measured 2026-10-22, 09:57–18:10 UTC
  • Not enough consecutive complete history days to compare daily gains
  • Magnitude 7.3/10

ctresb/leis

Data & analytics

+339stars on 2026-10-22 · UTC

A collection of all Brazilian laws — 323,849 norms (federal, state and the Constitution) converted from official sources into Markdown with a YAML header and a link to the source. The git history is the timeline: each commit is one law.

Useful for
  • Search laws by number, year or topic with grep over the Markdown files
  • Build a dataset of laws for text analysis or model training
  • Track legislative changes through the git commit history
Before using
  • No license is listed in the GitHub data; check the usage terms
  • Installation and requirements have not been verified; review the README before running
Explore project

Why now

Created on GitHub
2026-10-15 UTC
First seen by GitNova
2026-10-15 UTC
Magnitude
7.2 / 10 · growing interest

Only 6 complete days of history; a reliable usual pace is not established. On 2026-10-21: +526 stars (UTC)

Maximum over those 6 complete days: +526 on 2026-10-21; the current measurement has not exceeded it (UTC)

Measured: October 22, 2026, 18:23 UTC

Measurement details
  • Created on GitHub: 2026-10-15; first seen by GitNova: 2026-10-15 (UTC)
  • +339 stars measured 2026-10-22, 00:37–18:10 UTC
  • Only 6 complete days of history; a reliable usual pace is not established. On 2026-10-21: +526 stars (UTC)
  • Maximum over those 6 complete days: +526 on 2026-10-21; the current measurement has not exceeded it (UTC)
  • Magnitude 7.2/10

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