# OpenAI reports 948 Linux kernel privilege escalation exploits from an autonomous pipeline

> Original title: 948 vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel

- Source: Yuchen Jin
- Published: 2026-11-04T23:22:03.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/ih3fgzbrhwuns6ctgunnckrxm
- Original: https://x.com/Yuchenj_UW/status/2118121629385671045

## Summary

OpenAI says its autonomous security pipeline validated and generated patches for 948 local privilege escalation vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel in a single run. The run used an upcoming cyber model and cost $1.2 million in total API credits. The accompanying graphic shows 2,308 candidate findings narrowed to 1,724 validated findings and 948 working LPE exploits.

## Post

948 vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel

found by an internal OpenAI model at a total API cost of $1.2 million

Crazy!

## Quoted post @OpenAI

> Our security researchers built an autonomous cyber vulnerability discovery, exploitation, and patching pipeline.
> 
> In a single run with an upcoming cyber model, it validated and generated patches for 948 local privilege escalation vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel at a total API cost of $1.2 million.

https://x.com/OpenAI/status/2118119451401048497