Security Update – PHP Vulnerability

We are aware of the recent critical PHP security vulnerabilities highlighted by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) on 21st October 2026.

We would like to reassure customers that our main platforms, 4Matrix Cloud and 4Matrix Fusion, do not use PHP and are therefore not directly affected by these vulnerabilities.

PHP is used within some of our supporting systems, including our customer support ticketing and billing systems. Our desktop application also communicates with our sales system for licence verification. These systems do not store customers' payment details or sensitive information as part of the licence verification process.

We have been in contact with our hosting provider, Krystal, who has confirmed that the necessary security fixes have been applied to address the reported vulnerabilities.

No action is required from our customers in relation to this advisory.

We take the security of our systems and customer information seriously and will continue to monitor security developments and work with our hosting provider to maintain appropriate protections.

Error: SQL server fails to install

This can usually be resolved by running the SQL installer outside of the 4Matrix Network Manager wizard.

Go to drive:\4Matrix\Files and you'll see the SQL installer that was downloaded from the 4Matrix Network setup e.g. SQL_2016.exe

Run it and make sure that you choose to use Mixed Authentication mode when prompted. The install will take longer than if running via the 4Matrix installer, but if it errors, it should provide a more detailed explanation if it fails again. The most likely cause of the error is that the server requires restarting, but it's worth checking the error logs before doing this.

Once complete, go back to the 4Matrix install, and instead of choosing 'Install new server', choose to 'Use an existing server' - choose the server name you have just created manually. 

 

Article revised: 07/10/2024