GitHub rushed to fix a critical vulnerability in less than six hours
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Source: The Verge (AI)April 29, 2026
Summary
GitHub fixed a critical remote code execution vulnerability (a flaw allowing attackers to run code on systems they don't own) in less than six hours after Wiz Research discovered it using AI models. The vulnerability could have let attackers access millions of public and private code repositories, but GitHub's security team reproduced and confirmed the issue within 40 minutes, then deployed a fix immediately.
Classification
Attack SophisticationModerate
Impact (CIA+S)
confidentialityintegrity
Affected Vendors
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Original source: https://www.theverge.com/news/920295/github-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-fix
First tracked: April 29, 2026 at 08:00 AM
Classified by LLM (prompt v3) · confidence: 65%