AI-driven bug discovery accelerates, shrinking patch windows

Cybersecurity experts warn that AI is uncovering software vulnerabilities at a record pace, leaving defenders less time to patch before exploits appear. VulnCheck research shows the number of discovered flaws doubled year-on-year, as this week's PHP, Node.js and Plex issues triggered outages.

• VulnCheck: discovered vulnerabilities doubled year-on-year
• Cloudflare CEO predicts months of weekly 'sky is falling' alerts
• AI scans code around the clock and builds exploits in hours
• PHP flaws caused outages across European government sites