OpenAI Codex Security rolls out as a research-preview vulnerability-finding agent
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OpenAI began rolling out Codex Security in research preview, adding an AI security agent that can find, validate, and propose fixes for vulnerabilities. The rollout is available to ChatGPT Pro, Enterprise, Business, and Edu customers through the Codex web, with free usage for the next month. OpenAI says the system uses project context and automated validation to surface higher-confidence findings while reducing noise.
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OpenAI begins Codex Security rollout
Initial DisclosureOpenAI began rolling out Codex Security in research preview for ChatGPT Pro, Enterprise, Business, and Edu customers through the Codex web, with free usage for the next month. The AI-powered security agent is designed to analyze repositories, validate vulnerabilities in context, and propose fixes that reduce false positives and improve signal-to-noise. OpenAI also said that over the last 30 days of beta scanning it examined more than 1.2 million commits across external repositories, identified 792 critical findings and 10,561 high-severity findings, and cut false positives by more than 50% across all repositories.
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- OpenAI Codex Security Scanned 1.2 Million Commits and Found 10,561 High-Severity Issues — thehackernews.com — 07.03.2026 18:28
- OpenAI Codex Security Scanned 1.2 Million Commits and Found 10,561 High-Severity Issues — thehackernews.com — 07.03.2026 18:28