OpenAI pipeline produced 948 Linux root exploits in a 30-hour run
OpenAI detailed a prototype pipeline that used an upcoming cyber-focused artificial intelligence model to validate and patch 948 local privilege escalation vulnerabilities in Linux. The company said the run cost $1.2 million in API costs and that the work produced working exploits that could let a low-privileged local user reach root access. The pipeline and its five stages OpenAI described the process as an agentic pipeline with five stages. It…