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OpenAI Agents Exploit 948 Linux Kernel Bugs for $1.2M

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Our security researchers built an autonomous cyber vulnerability discovery, exploitation, and patching pipeline. In a single run with an upcoming cyber model, it validated and generated patches for 948 local privilege escalation vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel at a total API cost of $1.2 million.

Why it matters

Gives a per-vulnerability cost (about $1,279) for agentic exploit discovery on a hardened Linux config. Defenders and builders can use it to reason about how cheap offensive capability is becoming and why proactive patching matters.

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  • AI agent — An AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.
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