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Anthropic's Claude AI finds thousands of vulnerable OpenSSH code lines

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Anthropic's Claude AI model identified 4,500 lines of vulnerable code within the OpenSSH project, which could have been accessed by unauthorized users. This discovery was part of a broader analysis where Claude examined over 25 open-source projects, uncovering a total of 493 potential attack surface issues. The specific vulnerability found in OpenSSH has already been addressed with a fix. AI

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RANK_REASON AI model used for security research and vulnerability discovery in open-source software. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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Anthropic's Claude AI finds thousands of vulnerable OpenSSH code lines

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · madrobotblog ·

    Claude found 4,500 lines of code any stranger could reach in OpenSSH, and the fix has shipped Anthropic ran Claude over 25 open-source projects and found 493 at

    Claude found 4,500 lines of code any stranger could reach in OpenSSH, and the fix has shipped Anthropic ran Claude over 25 open-source projects and found 493 attack surface issues, including 4,500 lines of OpenSSH code reachable before login. # Claude # OpenSSH # AI https:// madr…

    LINKS madrobot.blog/…/claude-openssh-attack-sur…

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