SMRTR ProgrammingJul 28, 2026The Next Web

AI is finding twice as many software flaws. Almost none get exploited.

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AI-assisted discovery is doubling CVE counts in 2026, but only 1.3% of flaws are exploited—matching baseline rates. Vendors are patching bugs faster than attackers exploit them, though time-to-exploit has dropped from 120 to 80 days.

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