Gartner: AI tools like Mythos to cut CVE numbers in 2027

Gartner analyst Craig Lawson said at IT Symposium in Australia that AI tools like Anthropic's Mythos have already found most vulnerabilities in old codebases. He predicts 2027 will see the first decline in CVE numbers and severity, with companies conducting daily pen tests.

• Gartner: AI bug hunting has closed most tech debt in codebases
• 2027 expected to see first drop in vulnerability numbers and severity
• AI to enable daily red team checks instead of rare audits
• Example: OpenBSD CVE series found by AI bug hunters