{"rewrite":{"id":"r_bcc7bfef08054ffb6fdd8e29","clusterId":"c_c5c24d7fdf0fc91e4127cda7","slug":"openai-s-gpt-6-cyber-finds-948-linux-privilege-escalation-exploits","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"OpenAI's GPT-6 Cyber Finds 948 Linux Privilege Escalation Exploits","summary":"OpenAI ran GPT-6 Cyber, its cybersecurity-focused model, across the Linux kernel: 2,308 vulnerability candidates, 1,724 reproduced, and 948 working local privilege escalation exploits. The full scan cost $1,213,430 in API fees, or $1,279 per exploit. Following Linux community guidance, OpenAI reported 304 critical vulnerabilities to maintainers with candidate patches and is working on the rest.","whyItMatters":"The $1,279-per-exploit figure puts a hard price on automated bug hunting and gives maintainers a patching backlog measured in hundreds of fixes, which is why OpenAI argues automatic patch generation is now the bottleneck.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eOpenAI has attached a price to AI-assisted kernel auditing: $1,213,430 in API usage for the Linux run, against exploits it values at $1,279 each.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe same model was also turned on Firefox. It produced reproducible tests for 81 new vulnerabilities Mozilla rates high severity and found 30 known issues to be more severe than previously reported, and Mozilla began applying fixes shortly after the report. For Linux, patches for more than 100 exploits were applied or in preparation during the 10-day verification, with about 300 more under public discussion.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"GPT-6 Cyber's 948 exploits cost $1,279 each in API fees. That number, not the count, is what security teams will weigh against hiring human researchers.","twitterPost":"At $1,279 per exploit, GPT-6 Cyber's API bill is the real benchmark, not the 948 count.","threadsPost":"GPT-6 Cyber found 948 Linux privilege escalation exploits, but the $1,279 per exploit in API fees is the number security teams will actually measure against human researchers.","newsletterBlurb":"OpenAI ran GPT-6 Cyber over the Linux kernel and came out with 948 working local privilege escalation exploits, at $1,279 each in API costs. It reported 304 critical issues to maintainers with candidate patches. The model was also used on Firefox, where it produced reproducible tests for 81 new high-severity vulnerabilities and Mozilla began applying fixes.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GIGAZINE\",\"url\":\"https://gigazine.net/news/20261106-openai-built-linux-vulnerability/\",\"title\":\"OpenAI discovers 948 Linux vulnerabilities, spending about 192 million yen in API costs\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5475,"outputTokens":731,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1793937007,"createdAt":"2026-11-06T03:47:07.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-11-06T03:48:58.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-06T03:48:58.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_c5c24d7fdf0fc91e4127cda7","canonicalTitle":"OpenAIがLinuxの脆弱性948件を発見、費やしたAPIコストは約1億9200万円","representativeArticleId":"a_a686c5d7fa4ed6b2f71f3a7b","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-11-06T03:03:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-11-06T03:03:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-06T03:48:52.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"GIGAZINE","url":"https://gigazine.net/news/20261106-openai-built-linux-vulnerability/","title":"OpenAIがLinuxの脆弱性948件を発見、費やしたAPIコストは約1億9200万円"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["OpenAI used its GPT-6 Cyber model to scan the Linux kernel for security vulnerabilities.","The scan surfaced 2,308 candidates, reproduced 1,724, and produced 948 working local privilege escalation exploits.","The full Linux verification cost $1,213,430 in API fees, or $1,279 per exploit.","OpenAI reported 304 critical vulnerabilities to Linux maintainers with candidate patches, per community guidance.","GPT-6 Cyber also produced reproducible tests for 81 new high-severity Firefox vulnerabilities disclosed to Mozilla."],"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":[],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}