AI agents find exploits within minutes of bug rumors
Simon Willison · rss · 2026-08-29
Cambridge professor Anil Madhavapeddy reports that modern coding agents can find and exploit vulnerabilities within minutes of a bug being rumored. rclone maintainer confirms receiving 40+ disclosures in the last month vs. 20 in 10 years. This speed breaks existing open source security embargo practices.
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