GPT-5.6 Finds Code Vulnerability But Refuses to Show It For 'Security Reasons'
haltakov · x · 2026-07-29
A developer reported that GPT-5.6 Sol Ultra successfully identified a critical vulnerability in their codebase after burning a massive amount of tokens. However, the model subsequently refused to reveal the specific details of the issue to the code owner, citing 'security reasons.'
This leaves the developer in a 'Schrödinger's vulnerability' situation: the system confirms the bug is critical, but the legitimate owner cannot access any observable information to fix it. This highlights the issue of overly aggressive AI safety guardrails in local code auditing scenarios.
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