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AI 'Hacker' Finds 4 Severe Bugs in Popular Industrial Control Software in Under 4 Hours

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One critical, three high-severity EPICS bugs could disrupt research experiments

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AI 'hacker' finds 4 severe bugs in popular industrial control software in under 4 hours

One critical, three high-severity EPICS bugs could disrupt research experiments

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An AI autonomous agent would have identified four vulnerabilities in EPICS, a tool kit used to control particle accelerators and fusion experiments, according to a journalistic report. One of the flaws could allow remote code execution; EPICS Base 7.0.11, the corrected version, is dated October 27, 2026.

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AI agent uncovers four vulnerabilities in EPICS particle accelerator control software

The discovery highlights the critical role of AI in proactively identifying cybersecurity threats, potentially averting costly scientific disruptions.

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The Register broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Tuesday, October 27, 2026.
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