VulnCheck: 2026 CVE disclosures surpass 100,000 due to AI

The number of disclosed Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) in 2026 surpassed 100,000, driven largely by the use of AI in vulnerability hunting. According to VulnCheck director of coordinated vulnerability disclosure Josh Bressers, the industry now faces a data problem rather than just a security problem, with exploitation windows shrinking to hours and open-source maintainers overwhelmed by automated reports. Open article →