GPT-5.5-Cyber built a zlib fuzzing lab in a day
GPT-5.5-Cyber autonomously built a sophisticated fuzzing lab for zlib in a single day—work that would typically take security researchers weeks—discovering multiple vulnerabilities through dynamic testing rather than static analysis. Trail of Bits' "Patch the Planet" initiative is racing to find and patch bugs in open-source projects before advanced AI models democratize vulnerability discovery for attackers. The critical takeaway: the technical barrier protecting unmaintained codebases has collapsed, making proactive AI-driven security audits an urgent necessity for all security-critical software.
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