Home › Intelligence › Cybersecurity Cybersecurity Nov 5, 2026 1 min read Published by SecurityWeek · Nov 5, 2026 · 5:32 PM UTCOn GETSECURE.ai · Nov 5, 2026 · 10:07 PM UTC AI Agents Got Root on Linux via 948 Kernel Flaws in OpenAI Research An unreleased OpenAI cyber model found and exploited 948 distinct Linux kernel privilege escalation bugs for about $1.2 million.Excerpt from SecurityWeekGETSECURE.ai hasn't published its own summary of this story yet. The complete report is at SecurityWeek:Read the full story at SecurityWeek → References SecurityWeek. (2026, November 5). AI Agents Got Root on Linux via 948 Kernel Flaws in OpenAI Research. SecurityWeek. https://www.securityweek.com/ai-agents-got-root-on-linux-via-948-kernel-flaws-in-openai-research/ Original Source SecurityWeek Read original → Related Intelligence CybersecurityOpenAI AI Pipeline Generates 948 Linux Root Escalation Exploits in 30-Hour RunNov 5, 2026BlockchainOpenAI Found 948 Linux Security Flaws—And Figured Out How to Exploit ThemNov 5, 2026CybersecurityOpenAI built an AI pipeline to find, exploit and patch Linux flawsNov 5, 2026CybersecurityCritical Linux kernel flaw allows remote root attacks on MPTCP serversOct 30, 2026 Get the Signal. Skip the Noise. Weekly intelligence briefing — curated, scored, explained. Subscribe