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Unreleased Claude AI generates working root exploit for unpatched Linux CVE-2026-98432

A critical Linux vulnerability (CVE-2026-98432) now has a working remote takeover exploit written by an unreleased Claude AI model. The exploit took 53 minutes to develop and targets a flaw in how Linux handles ordinary internet connections. Neither Ubuntu nor Red Hat have shipped a fix yet.

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Demonstrates a concrete instance of an advanced AI autonomously creating a functional zero-day exploit for a major OS vulnerability, highlighting urgent security implications.

A critical flaw in how Linux handles ordinary internet connections now has a working remote takeover exploit, written by an AI model the public can’t use, and two of the biggest Linux distributions haven’t shipped a fix.
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