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Anil Madhavapeddy (@anil.recoil.org): I've had to respond to multiple OSS security issues recently and the wild thing is that agents can now generate exploits just on the *rumour* of a bug. This throws security embargoes out the window,…

L4 · DeveloperResearch@anil.recoil.org· 8/23/2026

Critical for developers and security engineers to understand how AI is fundamentally changing vulnerability response timelines and exploit discovery.

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AI agents can now generate security exploits from just rumors of bugs, rendering traditional security embargoes ineffective as attacks precede patches.

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I've had to respond to multiple OSS security issues recently and the wild thing is that agents can now generate exploits just on the *rumour* of a bug. This throws security embargoes out the window, as the fix is less important than the knowledge of its existence anil.recoil.org/notes/rumour...

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