SECURITY WEAKNESSES OF COPILOT GENERATED CODE IN GITHUB

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A recent study found that 35.8% of Github Copilot-generated code snippets contain security weaknesses. The most frequent security issues include OS Command Injection, Use of Insufficiently Random Values, and Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions, with 11 of them being part of the 2022 Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) Top-25 list. The study emphasizes the importance of cautious code review and security checks when using AI-generated code in software projects.