Forget the AI Slowdown—the Vulnerability Explosion Is Already Happening

AI-driven bug hunting has accelerated vulnerability discovery, with Microsoft patching 974 CVEs, Oracle issuing 1,448, Chrome releasing 1,072, and Mozilla finding 271 in a single sprint using Anthropic’s Mythos. The CVE database now records 66,401 flaws, up from 33,512 last September and 25,000 in 2022. This surge pressures patch teams and may enable attackers to exploit newly found weaknesses before defenders can respond.