Casting a Net(ty) for Bugs, and Catching a Big One (cve-2025-59419)
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The post describes how an AI agent discovered a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2025-59419) in the Netty framework that could bypass email authentication, highlighting both the power of AI in security research and the importance of responsible disclosure.
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bmit
2 months ago
1 replyIt is surreal to see a zero day like this being caught entirely by AI. What was the toughest part about building this?
bmit
2 months ago
Also, a clever title.
adrianbd
2 months ago
1 replyBrilliant use case - to what degree is the agent being guided? Is it mostly a pairing exercise or agent exploration followed by human validation?
ponderwonderAuthor
2 months ago
I pointed it at the library's git and let it run from there! I validated all the output (vuln description, risk assessment, exploit poc, patch) before reporting to maintainers
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