AI Identifies Twice as Many Software Flaws, Yet Exploitation Remains Rare

The number of software vulnerabilities detected by AI has roughly doubled compared to last year. Despite this surge, very few of these flaws are being actively exploited. According to the US National Vulnerabilities Database, 45,207 software weaknesses were recorded between January and July 27, nearing the total for all of 2025, which was already a record year. If this trend continues, the total for this year could be about twice as high as in 2025, Bloomberg reports.