DISCOVERING AND EXPLOITING VULNERABILITIES IN CRITICAL, REAL-WORLD SOFTWARE WITH CLAUDE

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Anthropic researchers used an internal research model to discover critical vulnerabilities and construct sophisticated multi-step exploit chains in widely used software, including browsers, mobile operating systems, and kernel networking stacks. The model identified issues such as remote code execution, sandbox escapes, and lock-screen bypasses, which were reported to affected vendors under coordinated vulnerability disclosure. Anthropic argues that AI-assisted vulnerability discovery could help defenders identify and patch security flaws before attackers exploit them.