Researchers used LLMs to uncover 'substantial' vulnerabilities in the German legal system
cyb3rops · x · 2026-10-30
- A team led by felixringe reports using LLMs to audit written law, uncovering a "substantial number" of vulnerabilities in the German legal system, none previously recorded.
- Potential exploits include accessing confidential documents, traveling without a required visa, and enforceable leave for soldiers at NATO's JSEC.
- The team likens written law to computer systems: statutes can contain exploitable bugs. They only disclose vulnerabilities whose exploitation they believe wouldn't cause serious harm.
- Reposter hxiao notes lawyers he works with still prefer good case-search tools and handle reasoning themselves.
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