Google Finds Vulnerability Disclosures Doubled as AI Changes Which Flaws Get Discovered

The vulnerabilities AI finds are the ones attackers want

Attackers exploited a flaw found by an AI research agent within four days of its public disclosure, and they are exploiting more vulnerabilities overall, according to new research by Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG). The researchers examined vulnerability disclosure and exploitation data from January 2025 to August 2026. Disclosures doubled, exploitation stays rare Monthly CVE disclosures doubled in 2026, from 5,045 in January to 10,740 i…

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Exploitation Is Rising Faster Than Zero-Days as Attackers Accelerate N-Day Weaponization Emilia David • September 30, 2026     Image: ZikG/Shutterstock A sharp uptick in artificial intelligence-spotted vulnerabilities so far hasn't resulted in a corresponding explosion in hacking, Google says. AI is mostly identifying medium-risk flaws, the computing giant found in an analysis of disclosed […] Thank you for subscribing to our RSS feed!

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Google finds vulnerability disclosures doubled as AI changes which flaws get discovered

A new report out today from Google LLC’s Google Threat Intelligence Group finds that monthly software vulnerability disclosures doubled between January and August. Not surprisingly, artificial intelligence is changing which flaws get discovered as well, and GTIG said half of those turned up by AI agents allow remote code execution. August’s count of 10,740 vulnerability […]