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Mythos curl Anthropic daniel.haxx.se Anthropic Mythos Scans curl Codebase — Finds 1 Low-Severity Vulnerability, Daniel Stenberg Calls It

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2026-05-27 / SOURCESAnthropic's Mythos Finds Real Curl Vulnerability — But Only 1 of 5 Claimed, Underperforms Previous AI ScannersDaniel Stenberg reports that Anthropic's Mythos claimed five 'confirmed security vulnerabilities' in curl, but investigation reduced this to a single severity-low genuine flaw scheduled for disclosure with curl 8.21.0 in late June. Three were documented API features and one was a non-security bug. Previous AI scanners (AISLE, Zeropath, Codex Security) had collectively triggered 200-300 bug fixes over 8-10 months, making Mythos's contribution modest despite heavy marketing.
2026-05-12 / TOOLSPattern: AI Security Scanners Hit Reality Check — Mythos curl Audit Sparks 'Marketing vs Substance' Debate Across IndustryThe Mythos/curl results triggered a broader industry debate about AI security scanning effectiveness. Daniel Stenberg's 'marketing stunt' verdict was amplified by The Register, Slashdot, and multiple security vendors (Wiz, Dynatrace, ArmorCode) who published competing analyses. The pattern: AI security tools are being held to a higher standard than traditional SAST/DAST because their marketing promises more. For builders integrating AI scanning into CI/CD: the ~20 non-security bugs Mythos found in curl may be more valuable than the 1 CVE — AI scanners may be better bug-finders than vulnerability hunters.
2026-05-12 / TOOLSAnthropic Mythos Scans curl Codebase — Finds 1 Low-Severity Vulnerability, Daniel Stenberg Calls It 'Marketing Stunt'

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