Vulnerability Discovery and Exploitation Trends in the AI Era

Written by: Robin Grunewald, Supriya Mazumdar, Kelli Vanderlee Introduction Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) examines vulnerability disclosure and exploitation statistics to evaluate the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the vulnerability threat landscape. We found that AI is measurably changing not just the pace of vulnerability discovery and exploitation, but also the types and typical risk profiles of vulnerabilities that are being discovered. Key findings: Vulnerability disclosures doubled: the number of vulnerabilities disclosed per month doubled, rising from 5,045 in Janua