{"data":{"id":"de3531b6-d829-4ed1-8655-82de5ec38052","title":"ARTEX and beyond: AI-enabled penetration testing platforms","summary":"Cisco Talos reports growing in-the-wild use of AI-enabled penetration testing frameworks, which can automate and chain reconnaissance, vulnerability testing and follow-on actions. The source names ARTEX, an AI-enabled penetration testing framework published on GitHub in July 2026, which operators have used in criminal and targeted intrusion campaigns within weeks of release.","solution":"N/A -- no mitigation discussed in source.","labels":["security","industry"],"sourceUrl":"https://blog.talosintelligence.com/artex-and-beyond/","publishedAt":"2026-11-13T20:57:13.000Z","cveId":null,"cweIds":null,"cvssScore":null,"cvssSeverity":null,"severity":"medium","attackType":["other"],"issueType":"news","affectedPackages":null,"affectedPackageNames":null,"affectedPackageRefs":null,"affectedVendors":[],"affectedVendorsRaw":["ARTEX","PentAGI","HexStrike AI","Hephaestus","Claude Code","VS Code","Censys","Shodan"],"classifierModel":"claude-haiku-5-5","classifierPromptVersion":"v4","summaryPromptVersion":"v2","headline":null,"headlinePromptVersion":null,"cvssVector":null,"attackVector":null,"attackComplexity":null,"privilegesRequired":null,"userInteraction":null,"exploitMaturity":null,"epssScore":null,"epssCheckedAt":null,"kevDateAdded":null,"advisoryAliases":null,"affectedPackagesSource":null,"affectedPackagesCheckedAt":null,"patchAvailable":null,"disclosureDate":"2026-11-13T20:57:13.000Z","fixReleasedAt":null,"daysToFix":null,"fixCheckedAt":null,"capecIds":null,"crossRefCount":0,"attackSophistication":"moderate","impactType":["confidentiality","integrity","availability"],"aiComponentTargeted":"agent","llmSpecific":true,"classifierConfidence":0.85,"researchCategory":null,"atlasIds":null}}