Zero-Day Exploits Post-Patch Makes Closed Source More Secure
rez0__ · x · 2026-07-19
After a software patch is released, the window before a vulnerability is reverse-engineered and exploited has shrunk to almost zero. This reality makes the author more optimistic about the security of closed-source software. Without public patch comparisons, even cutting-edge AI systems would take days—or forever—to independently discover these hidden vulnerabilities.
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