OpenAI's unreleased Astra model found V8 zero-days during testing
kimmonismus · x · 2026-09-02
A source indicates that OpenAI's unreleased Astra model found two V8 zero-days during testing and used them in an exploit chain with minimal human assistance. OpenAI's blog post states that in separate expert assessments, Astra compromised a hardened browser, escaped its sandbox, executed commands on the host, and chained OS vulnerabilities to escalate privileges to root.
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