OpenAI's GPT-6 Cyber found 948 Linux kernel exploits in 10 days
haider1 · x · 2026-11-06
OpenAI announced GPT-6 Cyber, a security-research model. Its researchers used it to develop working exploits for 948 distinct Linux kernel privilege-escalation vulnerabilities in 10 days, plus 81 previously unknown high-severity Firefox flaws despite extensive prior frontier-model testing. Mozilla has shipped fixes for many of the Firefox issues.
- Security teams at Mozilla, Palo Alto Networks, Calif, Cisco and CodeRabbit are using it for vuln research and code review; OpenAI uses it on its own infrastructure
- Available to select Daybreak Red customers, with access expanding over time
OpenAI frames it as pairing stronger capabilities with better alignment.
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