A third of "open" vulns are already fixed: validate before patching
jevon · x · 2026-09-04
The author explains River agent's first step with any open vulnerability: check whether it still exists. About a third of the "open" backlog was already fixed or no longer applied—River closed those out with evidence instead of writing unnecessary patches. Key insight: writing a fix is easy; getting it merged and confirming the vuln is gone is the hard part.
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