Microsoft, Palo Alto Networks Find Many Vulnerabilities by Using AI on Their Own Code

Microsoft, Palo Alto Networks Find Many Vulnerabilities by Using AI on Their Own Code

Microsoft and Palo Alto Networks both reported major gains from using advanced AI models to uncover vulnerabilities in their own products and codebases. Microsoft’s MDASH found 16 flaws in Patch Tuesday fixes, while Palo Alto Networks used frontier AI models like Claude Mythos to identify 75 vulnerabilities across more than 130 products. #Microsoft #PaloAltoNetworks #MDASH #ClaudeMythos

Keypoints

  • Microsoft used its MDASH AI system to find 16 vulnerabilities in recent Patch Tuesday updates.
  • MDASH coordinates more than 100 AI agents across multiple scanning and validation stages.
  • Four of Microsoft’s discovered flaws were critical, including unauthenticated remote code execution issues.
  • Palo Alto Networks used Claude Mythos and other frontier AI models to uncover 75 vulnerabilities.
  • Both companies say AI-driven vulnerability discovery will accelerate and force faster remediation.

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