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.

How do I promote a series?

This is not possible to do in 4Matrix and it's not how the system is designed to be used.

Being able to monitor progress and performance is a key feature of 4Matrix. A series is a snapshot of a moment in time, the idea being that multiple series can be imported across the academic year allowing users to compare performance in Autumn against target grades or a Summer Assessment etc.

It is not possible to 'bank' grades in 4Matrix. As a cohort of pupils move from Y10 to Y11 for example, you will need to re-import any series from their Y10 assessments that you wish to show under Y11 instead or as well as. If you choose to do this, bear in mind that tools such as the Progress Graph, Series Comparison, Subject and Pupil Tracking etc. DO allow you to compare Y10 series with Y11 for the same cohort so duplicating is not really necessary.