Research · curated 28 Jul 2026
AI-found bugs aren't proving any easier to exploit despite the hype
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Why it matters
VulnCheck's data counters the narrative that AI-assisted bug discovery is handing attackers instantly weaponizable exploits, helping defenders calibrate how much the AI vulnerability-discovery threat is hype versus reality.
VulnCheck analyzed 1,061 publicly attributed AI-assisted vulnerability discoveries from Anthropic's Project Glasswing and the Berkeley Vulnerability Research Initiative, cross-referencing them against its Known Exploited Vulnerability database, and found only 14 (1.3 percent) confirmed exploited in the wild — nearly identical to the baseline rate for all vulnerabilities. The findings suggest frontier AI is increasing the volume of discovered flaws rather than the proportion attackers actually weaponize.