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VulnerabilityTrail of Bits·3 weeks ago
How we use /goal to find bugs in Patch the Planet
Codex's /goal feature achieved breakthrough results in the Patch the Planet initiative, discovering critical vulnerabilities in widely-audited open-source projects like Rust, curl, and zlib by combining AI-driven bug hunting with precise outcome definition rather than prescriptive instructions. The technique's success hinges on three key practices: letting Codex draft its own goal prompts based on threat models, defining desired outcomes with exacting specificity while avoiding step-by-step instructions, and assigning single focused objectives to each agent rather than competing goals. This approach enabled a single engineer to uncover vulnerabilities across major projects, including a soundness hole in Rust 1.98 and potential privilege-escalation bugs
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VulnerabilityCISA Advisories·11 hours ago
CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog
CISA has added CVE-2026-21962, an improper access control vulnerability affecting Oracle HTTP Server and Oracle Weblogic Server Proxy Plug-in, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog based on confirmed active exploitation. The vulnerability poses significant risk as it allows total asset compromise post-exploitation, and CISA's Binding Operational Directive 26-04 requires federal agencies to prioritize rapid remediation of such high-risk KEV Catalog entries on publicly exposed systems. CISA encourages all organizations to adopt risk-based vulnerability management practices and prioritize remediation of cataloged exploited vulnerabilities.