Incidents and planned changes
| 26-10-2026 | UServe, the platform used for requesting repairs, among other things, is currently unavailable. |
| 21-10-2026 | While waiting for a patch or security update, it may be necessary to temporarily take down a number of UGent websites based on PHP. We are doing everything we can to keep as many websites as possible available internally (via UGentNet and VPN). |
| Update: The central IT infrastructure has been patched. Update 2: Filemaker is available again. Update 3: More and more websites and applications are becoming available again. Update 4: Action expected from administrators of servers in the colo (intranet). Update 5: VPN is available again outside of Belgium. Important: Support for PHP version 8.1 and earlier has been discontinued for some time now. Yesterday’s patch only addressed the php2shell vulnerability in those older PHP versions. Older PHP versions therefore remain vulnerable to a number of other CVEs. So first update your PHP to version 8.4 (at least 8.2) and then apply the patch. Update 6: The HTTP/HTTPS geoblock has been removed. As a result, GitHub, for example, is once again accessible from various cloud platforms. |
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| 21-10-2026 | Congrezzo has been temporarily taken offline by the supplier, Fargeau, due to a security issue. |
| 15-10-2026 | Over the next few days, the IT department will be upgrading the Citrix Workspace app on Intune devices. If this happens while you’re in an active Citrix session, you’ll receive a notification shortly before the upgrade begins asking you to save your work (because you may lose your Citrix connection during the upgrade). |
| 30-09-2026 | Due to the deactivation of EWS on Exchange Online on 1 October, you will no longer be able to use your M365 account in Mail, Calendar, Reminders and Notes on macOS. The deactivation will not affect iOS or iPadOS. Outlook for Mac is the Microsoft-supported email client for Exchange Online and a better-supported alternative. As an organisation, we are continuing to focus on modern and secure authentication methods such as passkeys, which are currently not compatible with Apple Mail. |
| 10-08-2026 | Do you host a WordPress site? If so, upgrade your CMS to the latest version and always enable automatic updates for security reasons. |