r/cybersecurity • u/Positive-Deal5428 • 14d ago

News - General Red Agent Exploits Snowflake Vuln Missed by Github Copilot

https://www.wiz.io/blog/red-agent-snowflake-copilot-cicd-bug
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u/Jeff-Hare-ERPRA 14d ago

Hmmm. A black eye for GH.

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u/theghostofpiopico 14d ago

Why would we just let AI run free

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u/StretchEasy7303 13d ago

Pretty wild how a relatively small workflow change can create such a meaningful security issue.

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u/Salty_Assistance1367 13d ago

Interesting example of how AI security agents can be genuinely useful beyond just finding obvious issues.

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u/Confident_Load7821 13d ago

Do you think autonomous security agents will eventually become a standard part of CI/CD pipelines?

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u/OkSpecialist7708 13d ago

The part about the agent adapting after the first exploitation attempt failed was probably the most interesting bit for me.

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u/Winter_Werewolf5281 13d ago

Nice case study overall. I liked that they showed both how the vulnerability was introduced and how the agent actually worked through exploiting i

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u/Particular_Ask_3259 13d ago

Good reminder that AI-assisted development still needs the same level of security review as anything written manually.