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Claude Opus 4.6 Identifies 500+ High-Severity Flaws in Open-Source Libraries

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Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.6, a large language model (LLM), discovered over 500 previously unknown high-severity security flaws in major open-source libraries such as Ghostscript, OpenSC, and CGIF. The model, launched on February 6, 2026, demonstrated improved capabilities in code review, debugging, and vulnerability detection. The flaws were identified without requiring task-specific tooling or specialized prompting. Anthropic validated each flaw to ensure they were not hallucinated and prioritized severe memory corruption vulnerabilities. The identified vulnerabilities have since been patched by the respective maintainers.

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  1. 06.02.2026 07:49 1 articles · 16h ago

    Claude Opus 4.6 Identifies 500+ High-Severity Flaws in Open-Source Libraries

    On February 6, 2026, Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.6 identified over 500 high-severity security flaws in major open-source libraries. The model's advanced capabilities allowed it to detect vulnerabilities in Ghostscript, OpenSC, and CGIF, which were subsequently patched by the respective maintainers. The flaws were validated to ensure they were not hallucinated, and the model prioritized severe memory corruption vulnerabilities.

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